BY JANIE ROSMAN New York State’s Tappan Zee project got a financial boost Wednesday afternoon when three voting members of the Public Authorities Control Board said ‘yes’ to its request for half of the $511 million originally intended for statewide clean water projects like sewage treatment. Within less than 45 minutes, Budget Director Bob Megna, Assembly Speaker […]
STATEMENT OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAY, LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN WOLFE AND RCHFC CHAIRPERSON SHERWOOD ON AGREEMENT TO SELL SUMMIT PARK HOSPITAL AND NURSING CARE CENTER: “Rockland County and the Rockland County Health Facilities Corporation (RCHFC) today finalized an agreement to transfer ownership of Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center to the Summit Park Acquisition Group. The […]
An Ohio teenager whose Instagram photo was removed following user complaints wants to change the way social media considers body image. Samm Newman, a 19-year-old student at Ohio University-Chillicothe, said her Instagram account was removed after she posted an image of herself wearing a white bra and boy shorts — far more clothing than some […]
A day after a proposed ceasefire fell short, Israel intensified its offensive today, targeting senior Hamas officials with airstrikes in Gaza. The Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire briefly raised hopes that the week long slugfest between Israel and Hamas would come to an end Monday morning, but Hamas balked at the terms and fired 47 rockets at Israel. […]
NEW YORK – Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza wants to know why his latest docudrama “America: Imagine the World Without Her” was buried by mega search engine Google. “I certainly hope this is not intentional. But how long does it take a technical company to fix a technical problem? “D’Souza told FOX411. “We’re trying to be […]
WASHINGTON – Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, called a pattern of recently-discovered safety lapses — including a mishandling of live anthrax and an incident involving a strain of bird flu at the Atlanta-based health agency — “deeply troubling” and vowed to fix the issues. Frieden told a House subcommittee […]