BY MICHAEL RICONDA West Haverstraw – In an effort to raise funds for North Rockland residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the Hudson Water Club hosted a benefit show featuring the Amish Outlaws cover band on the night before Thanksgiving. The Club organized the event through Help North Rockland, a group created to provide aid to […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced last week, that a large biopharmaceutical company will be investing millions of dollars with the aim of creating a manufacturing and development center at Pfizer’s large campus in Pearl River. The company, Protein Sciences Corp. will manufacture Flublok, an influenza vaccine currently under final review by the U.S. Food and […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The Rockland Boulders, Rockland’s only professional baseball team, will kick off their third season at Provident Bank Ballpark in Pomona May 16 against the Newark Bears. The 7 p.m. game will feature to-be-announced opening day activities. The big news is the team will be without their manager for their first two seasons, Dave […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA County Budget & Finance Committee Approves 2013 Budget, Legislature to vote on it tonight New City – The County Legislature’s Budget & Finance Committee met on December 2 to approve the final version of the proposed 2013 budget, offering a look at what is to come should the legislature approve the proposal […]
FEMA Press Release New York State and federal officials remind those affected by Hurricane Sandy that they have less than 30 days to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for possible federal disaster assistance. Applications must be received by Monday, Dec. 31, to be considered for disaster assistance from FEMA and the U.S. […]
Rockland County Executive Scott Vanderhoef today announced that the two FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC), opened in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, will be closing in early December. The DRC in the Village of Piermont, located at Village Hall, will be closed after December 1. The other DRC at Provident Bank Park in Pomona will […]