Note — The Journal News daily newspaper has published different tax rates than those reported in the article below, based on information provided to them by Stony Point Supervisor Geoff Finn and Tax Assessor Bill Beckman. The school district has confirmed the Rockland County Times correctly reported the numbers they district released at the special […]
Fishkill, NY – (8/26/13) – New York State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill), a Marine Corps veteran of Iraq, is calling on Verizon, Comcast, DirecTV and Dish Network to drop the notoriously anti-American, anti-Semitic and misogynistic Al Jazeera from their basic cable packages. Lalor is calling for a boycott of the television providers if […]
UPDATE: Shear has been located in South Carolina According to State Police fugitive Victor Shear, accused of armed robbery of an upstate bank earlier this week, may be hiding in North Rockland or Orange County. Police say Shear should be considered armed and dangerous. He is 5’6″ and 135 lbs, with blue eyes and […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The audit of Summit Park’s Hospital and Nursing Home have finally been completed by assessors with KPMG, who came to the same conclusion as others who have assessed the facility: Without financial aid from the county, Summit Park is insolvent. “Summit Park continues to rely on advances from the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Bardonia – For the first time since Hurricane Sandy, the miniature golf course at Germonds Park in Bardonia is accessible to the public. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on the evening of August 16, after which the public was invited to a free round of miniature golf from six to eight p.m […]
Moving on –literally– is mantra of 21st century graduates BY KATHY KAHN Educators in the halls of higher learning aren’t living in ivory towers—more than ever, they are aware good relations with the business and non-profit community are essential. A bevy of private college CEOs from across the mid-Hudson gathered at Mt. St. Mary College […]