New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Finance Stephen DeGroat announced today that Fitch Ratings upgraded the County’s General Obligation Bond Rating from “A-” to “A.” This is the tenth consecutive bond upgrade since 2014, when Rockland’s bonds were rated just above junk and the county had a $138 million deficit. […]
Since the Supreme Court’s repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), the federal ban on sports betting, several states have legalized sports betting. On 16 July, New York became the tenth state to offer some form of legal and regulated sports betting. The Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady became the first […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman According to the American Psychological Association, “Gun violence is an important national problem leading to more than 31,000 deaths and 78,000 nonfatal injuries every year. Although the the rate of gun homicides in the United States has declined in recent years, U.S. rates remain substantially higher than those of almost […]
The United Latin Festival of Haverstraw, Inc., located in Rockland County, NY celebrated its 9th annual festival in the Village of Haverstraw last Sunday, August 4th, where through the different participating representatives, each Latin country was able to showcase their culture. Johan Rosario and his wife Indiana Rosario were the Grand Marshals of the year, […]
CONGERS, NY – At the beginning of the spring, Ed Mihalczo, one of the owners of Great White Landscaping was asked by a neighboring family how much would it cost to cut their lawn for the season. The neighbor explained that the husband/father who is in the military was being deployed to the Middle East […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (August 7, 2019) – Recognizing there was a high demand to fill “middle-skills” jobs—those which require more education and training than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree—Rockland Community College (RCC) initiated a Middle Skills program last year. Now called the Career Skills Academy, the name change represents a […]