County officials say 2.70 percent rate will help improve financial condition NEW CITY – Rockland County received a low 2.70 percent interest rate at the sale of its $96 million deficit financing bonds held Tuesday. “I am strengthened by the County’s successful bond sale at such a low interest rate,” said County Executive Ed Day, […]
Lon Hofstein, a New City resident has become the leading Republican candidate to run against Barry Kantrowitz, (a Democrat majority appointee) in the upcoming special election to fill Ed Day’s formerly vacated seat in Legislative District 5. Mr. Hofstein owns a successful accounting firm in NYC, is the President of the New City Little League […]
28 Year Old CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Dead After Possible Suicide | NEWSWATCH (via http://bitcoinnewsbrief.com) (Benjamin Jones) According to Tech in Asia, Singapore-based Bitcoin exchange platform First Meta’s 28 year old CEO Autumn Radtke committed suicide. Reasons are currently unknown. [UPDATE: Tech in Asia has updated the article to emphasize that suicide…
ACLJ: Former IRS Official Lois Lerner Continues To Stonewall By Refusing To Answer Congressional Questions (via PR Newswire) WASHINGTON, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which represents 41 organizations in a federal lawsuit challenging the IRS, said today’s decision by former IRS official Lois Lerner to once again […]
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino (R) is officially in the running for governor of New York. See his announcement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76iJ5L6GfRc. Barring a primary challenge from Donald Trump or an unforeseen candidate or other unexpected circumstance, the November match-up for governor will be Astorino (R) vs. the incumbent Andrew Cuomo (D). Astorino will campaign on his […]
Businessman, philanthropist, volunteer firefighter, supporter of the arts BY BILL DEMAREST CONGERS – Niles M. Davies Jr., owner of Davies Farm who was known for his lifetime of hard work as a farmer, as a community volunteer, philanthropist and supporter of the arts, died Tuesday at home on his family’s farm in Congers. Mr. Davies […]