BY ALICE GREENE Originally published by Punching Bag Media As reported by The Wall Street Journal late last week, the Obama Administration has decided to abandon the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). “The White House had lobbied hard for months in the hope of moving forward on the pact if the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, had won,” reports […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day My favorite part of the Thanksgiving holiday occurs just before 10 a.m. on Thursday morning. That’s when I start my route delivering meals for Meals-on-Wheels. The experience of visiting homebound and elderly Rockland residents and bringing them a festive holiday meal captures the true meaning of Thanksgiving. I ask […]
To the Editor, The holidays are on us and thankfully good people are concerned about veterans in need. We seem to have this Rockwellian picture of a good neighbor at the front door of a poor family. They have a turkey of course and a basketful of holiday food. But the trouble is that may work for Hallmark […]
Mateo Allegedly Stole More Than $6,000 at Gunpoint Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney, the Assistant Director-in-charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Robert Mahon, the Acting Chief of the Clarkstown Police Department (“CPD”), announced the arrest […]
B.R.i.D.G.E.S., a non-profit organization in New York dedicated to providing advocacy and leadership for people with disabilities, has an immediate opportunity to secure two wheelchair accessible vehicles if they can raise the remaining funding. Each van is equipped for seven passengers, including two individuals in wheelchairs. These vans will widen the reach BRiDGES can provide and greatly improve capacity to provide […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY- County Executive Ed day held a press conference at the Allison-Parris County HQ Building to announce ongoing litigation against two businesses that defaulted on big dollar small business loans guaranteed by Rockland taxpayers. Pal Auto body in Haverstraw and still-to-be completed community center at 11 Remsen St in Monsey have […]