SUMMER MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

SUMMER MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

STORY AND PHOTOS BY AARON MOELLER (Click on thumbnail photos to enlarge)   OAK HILL, NY– If you are familiar with New York’s Hudson Valley music scene, you may already know about the region’s premier bluegrass music festival that has been a staple in the Catskills since 1984–as far back as this writer can remember. Every […]

What to Consider When Choosing a Marketing Agency

What to Consider When Choosing a Marketing Agency

BY CHRIS HICKMAN So, you need to find a marketing agency. All companies want to work with an agency that has the talent, knowledge, and resources to get their project completed. But when it comes to choosing the right agency, the process must take into account the size and structure of your company. Find Your […]

Ombudsman Alert: Why A Pre-Verbal Child Can Be Smarter Than A Computer!

Ombudsman Alert: Why A Pre-Verbal Child Can Be Smarter Than A Computer!

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman …..BREAKING NEWS FROM MIT….. Your humble author of the Ombudsman Alert, who taught Mathematics at MIT during 1957-60, was honored  to also be a junior member of a research team in the emerging science of Artificial Intelligence established in those years by MIT Professors John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky, currently […]

US vs. CHINA: Whose Trade War Is It Anyway?

US vs. CHINA: Whose Trade War Is It Anyway?

BY MICHAEL STUMO After the US Trade Representative recently announced tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods, I was asked whether I would admit that the US is now in a trade war. China started the trade war in 1994 with currency devaluation and state-directed capitalism. Then got better at it. 16% growth per […]

WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN ROCKLAND COUNTY MOSQUITOES

WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN ROCKLAND COUNTY MOSQUITOES

First pool (group) of mosquitoes to test positive this season for West Nile Virus in Rockland County COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert this week announced that the first pool, or group, of mosquitoes to test positive this year in Rockland County for West Nile […]

County Executive’s Corner: “Back in Black”

County Executive’s Corner: “Back in Black”

By County Executive Day To quote the AC/DC song of the same name, “I’ve been too long I’m glad to be back.” For the first time since 2006, Rockland has an unassigned positive fund balance in its general fund (a surplus). Almost $6.3 million to be exact. While that may not sound like a whole […]