Expansions to EPIC and STAR aid announced for New York seniors

By Michael Riconda Nanuet – Seniors statewide will have greater acccess to coverage through the enhanced Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC) and School Tax Relief Program (STAR) thanks to various fixes to the newly-passed state budget. At a Senior Advisory Committee meeting at the Nanuet Public Library on April 4, State Sen. David Carlucci […]

VNS Westchester home healthcare non-profit enters the Rockland market

VNS Westchester home healthcare non-profit enters the Rockland market

The largest independent non-profit home healthcare company in the Hudson Valley has officially moved into the Rockland County market. VNS Westchester is the company and home healthcare is its speciality. Recently the NY State Department of Health gave VNS a license to do business in Rockland, adding to its geographic range that  already covered Dutchess, Putnam and […]

Keenan supporters seek to launch “largest ever” Irish-American Benefit Concert Series in NY Area

Keenan supporters seek to launch “largest ever” Irish-American Benefit Concert Series in NY Area

The Keenan Strong Organization-formed to support North Rockland High School teacher Billy Keenan who suffered severe spinal injuries in a surfing accident-will sponsor what they are calling “the largest ever Irish-American benefit concert series” in NY area on May 3 & 4, 2014. The benefit concerts have the top Irish entertainers and bands at the […]

Op-Ed: The Need For Speed Is Costing Billions

By NYS Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman This week, Michael Lewis, the author of the new book “Flash Boys,” told “60 Minutes” that “the stock market is rigged” by exchanges and high-frequency traders that use superfast computers, lightning-quick data networks and complex algorithms to execute enormous volumes of stock trades in milliseconds. Now that high-frequency […]