For anyone 6 months and older, at convenient locations in Rockland NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that the Health Department has scheduled flu vaccine clinics for the season. What’s new this flu season? We are offering the vaccine to anyone 6 […]
BY JOE KUHN PEARL RIVER- It’s somewhat ironic to characterize a mutual fund, an investment program that typically buys and sells major Wall Street stocks, as a small local business. After all, it’s hard to reconcile the mom and pop ambience of a locally based family business with the high stakes world of stock trading. […]
The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI) announced this week that it secured $20 million in federal grant funding to support Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) research. Five multi-year grants were recently awarded to three research scientists at the Institute’s Center for Dementia Research (CDR). These awards include a prestigious Program Project Grant awarded to […]
A.G. Schneiderman Warns of Cyberattacks Following Equifax Data Breach Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman warned New Yorkers to remain vigilant against possible hacking and phishing attempts by cybercriminals following the Equifax data breach. Last week Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies, experienced a massive breach affecting 143 million Americans and over […]
The Rockland Lodge 2176 of the Sons of Italy will host the 8th Annual Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast and Carnival at Tappan Masonic Park Fair Grounds this week September 14 – 17. The event draws thousands of people from around the tri-state area during the spectacular four-day celebration of all things Italian and has been recognized as one of […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT City Editor Hundreds of Clarkstown and Rockland County residents attended the annual 9-11 ceremony outside Town Hall Monday, many weaping as familiar names of deceased residents were read aloud, each followed by a mournful ringing of a memorial bell by a police department honor guard. A total of 82 names were read and […]