Town of Stony Point Council members agreed at Tuesday’s meeting that the 2017 town budget would most likely surpass the state-imposed tax cap and thus voted to give themselves permission to break the cap. The board also voted to continue the public hearing on the budget at the next public meeting, Wednesday, November 9 at […]
Doctors say 3D mammography exams are proven to increase invasive cancer detection and reduce recall rates SUFFERN — The Center for Breast Health at Good Samaritan Hospital is now offering “Genius 3D Mammography” exams. Utilizing advanced breast tomosynthesis technology, 3D exams are proven to significantly increase the detection of breast cancers, while simultaneously decreasing thenumber of women asked to return for additional testing. “The system allows our radiologists to more effectively pinpoint the size, shape and location of abnormalities,” said Robert Yates, system director, Imaging Services. In conventional 2D mammography, overlapping dense breast tissue is a common reason why breast cancers may […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF It is all but official that Republican Chris Day, a 2014 Congressional candidate and the son and former campaign manager of Rockland County Ed Day, will be running for Orangetown supervisor in 2017. Chris Day told the Rockland County Times he was likely to run early August 2016, the same day Supervisor […]
County Executive Ed Day has become a seeming magnet for frivolous lawsuits in recent months. Failed purchaser of the Summit Park hospital in Pomona, Shalom Braunstein, has most recently joined the act. Braunstein filed a defamation lawsuit against County Executive Ed Day on Oct. 11, claiming Day “repeatedly attacked” him after his company Sympaticare pulled out […]
On Sunday, October 2, 2016, a Car Show was held at Letitia Brothers of Rockland at 150 Route 304, Bardonia, New York to raise funds for the Rockland County Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial and Monument. This Memorial will honor those from Rockland who served in those two theaters of war, whether in the Persian Gulf […]
BY KATHY KAHN Rockland Independent Living Center rolled out its new name, BRiDGES, at a blow-out event at the new Hudson Valley Harley Davidson dealership in Nanuet on Saturday, October 22. A tri-wheel Harley entered the showroom waving the BRiDGES’ flag to begin the celebration. “We changed the name because it really fits who we […]