Simon says they are ready to say goodbye to a piece of Rockland history You’ve heard of Americana, and a tear drop falls whenever a classic piece of Americana bites the dust. Well there’s also such a thing as Rocklandia, and this past month Simon Group, the nation’s largest proprietor of shopping malls has begun […]
New Challenge to the Affordable Care Act The United States Supreme Court ordered a federal appeals judge earlier this week, to consider an argument against the 2010 Affordable Care Act from Liberty University. In 2010 a federal judge threw out the university’s challenge. Earlier this year the Supreme Court voted to uphold the law 5-4 in […]
The Archdiocese of New York’s “Pathway to Excellence” reconfiguration plan is likely to claim two long-running Catholic schools in Rockland County: St. Augustine’s in New City and St. Peter’s in Haverstraw. St Peter’s recently celebrated their 150th anniversary. Read the Archdiocese’ press release below: LOCAL BOARDS AND RECONFIGURATION COMMITTEES MAKE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF FINAL“AT-RISK” […]
Herschel Taubenfeld, a New Square man charged with 30 misdemeanor counts of molestations against a male youth in his village, appeared for a hearing before Judge Salas of New Square Village Court on November 19. Originally a plea deal was expected but the matter was adjourned. Taubenfeld, charged last December with 10 counts of […]
A new candidate has entered the 2013 County Executive race; Suffern Mayor Dagan LaCorte, Democrat. LaCorte has been mayor of the village since 2010. He claims if elected he will reduce departments and boards by 25 percent, increase funding to Rockland Community College and eliminate earmark spending. Former New City Jewish Center president Harry […]
EDITORIAL REPORT BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Rockland Business Association and Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress have released a stellar white paper on Rockland County’s approximately $100 million budget deficit. The business membership group – Rockland’s largest – and the noted think tank’s work offers a comprehensive, but not excessively wonkish, overview of how Rockland got […]