Town of Clarkstown Sponsors 24th Annual Coats for Kids Program

Clarkstown Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack announced the “kick-off” of the 24th Annual Coats for Kids Program in Rockland County. The program runs from Monday, December 9, 2013 – Monday, January 6, 2014. The long-running service provides coats for people in the community who might not otherwise be able to buy a warm winter coat. “If […]

Timelines 12/12/13

Piermont Train Station rental plans discussed The Piermont Train Station has been a historic fixture of the village for decades, a status which has led some to question the Village Board’s idea to rent out the building as a private residence. The Village began to discuss the possibility of allowing the structure to serve a […]

Rockland Company Patents Revolutionary Flu Anti-Toxin that May Please Vaccine Critics

Rockland Company Patents Revolutionary Flu Anti-Toxin that May Please Vaccine Critics

New neighbor, new biopharmeceutical technology; Protein Sciences Corp. will manufacture cutting edge Flublok vaccine at former Pfizer Campus BY CHERYL SLAVIN This past November marks the year anniversary since Protein Sciences Corp., a Connecticut based biopharmaceutical company, signed its lease with Pfizer for the use of two buildings at the Pfizer complex in Pearl River. […]

Civil Rights Monument Plans Unveiled

Civil Rights Monument Plans Unveiled

PHOTOS BY BARRY WARNER County Executive C.Scott Vanderhoef unveiled plans for a civil rights monument that will commemorate the Rockland County Commission on Human Rights’ 50th anniversary. The monument will be constructed together with the newly landscaped pathway that will lead to Dutch Garden County Park, that is expected to begin in 2014. The area […]

NYS Tax Commission Issues Report

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week accepted the final report of the Tax Relief Commission from its co-chairs, former Governor George Pataki and Chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees and former State Comptroller H. Carl McCall. Governor Cuomo had charged the Commission to identify way to reduce the state’s property […]