Business & Financial

  • Rockland Community College Launches From Industry to Instructor: Teaching for Professionals to Bring Industry Professionals Into the Classroom as Adjunct Instructors

    Designed for professionals with industry knowledge and skills who wish to teach college-level courses, the new program kicks off with an info session on March 22. Suffern, NY. (March 7, 2022) Rockland Community College (RCC) is announcing a new diversity, equity and inclusion initiative designed to bring experienced professionals in the surrounding community into the…

  • Skoufis Launches Senate Investigation into Skyrocketing Utility Bills

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) gathered with local residents and the Public Utility Law Project (PULP) at a constituent’s home in New Windsor on Friday to announce the Senate Committee on Investigations & Government Operations, which Skoufis chairs, has opened a formal investigation into the outrageous surge pricing and billing practices of utility companies and…

  • PENGUIN REP THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2022 SEASON; EXPANDED SEASON INCLUDES FOUR WORLD PREMIERES & LOWERED TICKET PRICES

    (ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY) March 2, 2022 — After a government mandate and Covid-19 safety concerns shut down theatrical productions on its stage for two years, Penguin Rep Theatre will resume presenting plays, comedies and musical revues starting mid-March, artistic director Joe Brancato announced today. “Penguin is back and better than ever,” Brancato said, “and at…

  • Mid-Hudson Economic Development Updates

    News From Governor Hochul Governor Hochul Announces Plan to End State Mask Requirement in Schools Starting March 2 “With more New Yorkers getting vaccinated, and the steady decline over the past several weeks in cases and hospitalizations from Omicron, we are now entering a new phase of the pandemic. Because New Yorkers have stepped up,…

  • Clarkstown thanks businesses for support

    Clarkstown has extended a very special thank you to all the businesses for their amazing contributions to our Valentine’s Day Dance Party! We truly appreciate your generosity and support. Learn More…

  • Down to Earth Living to Host Bonsai Workshops Starting March 12; Spring Gala April 2

    (Pomona, New York) March 1, 2022 — Down To Earth Living will be hosting a series of workshops in its Bonsai Shack for those new to the craft of Bonsai and those who have already discovered the joys of this ancient art of growing certain trees and shrubs in small, shallow containers. With careful and precise training and…