Business & Financial

  • Dominican University New York Partners with SAGE Scholars to offer FastTrak Pre-Admission to High School Students

         ORANGEBURG. NY (Oct. 27, 2022)  Dominican University New York has joined FastTrak,  an innovative, new nationwide admissions program where colleges offer high school seniors a preliminary admissions decision before the student applies. Emma Fortunato, director of admissions, arranged the partnership which is cost-free to the student and the college.  “There is an emerging trend…

  • Dominican University New York Kicks Off New Program with First Class of the Public Health Informatics and Technology Program

    (ROCKLAND COUNTY) October 27, 2022 – Dominican University New York in Orangeburg kicked off the first semester of their new Public Health Informatics and Technology Program this fall. The program offers undergraduate students as well as healthcare and IT professionals, the opportunity to join an emerging field linking healthcare and technology, a sector that is…

  • Rockland Fashion Week: Gala runway show Nov. 5th

    October 26, Nyack, NY – Maps of the international fashion world now include Rockland County, thanks to Rockland Fashion Week, presented once again this year for the third time — bigger and better than ever.  Produced by Hope Wade Designs of Nyack, Rockland Fashion Week 2022 “Your Bridge to Fashion” culminates with a gala runway show set for Saturday, November 5 from 5:30pm…

  • St. Thomas Aquinas College Honors Program Continues to Thrive and Inspire

    (SPARKILL, N.Y. — October 25, 2022) The Honors Program at St. Thomas Aquinas College is growing and for a significant reason. The unique program gives students the experience of the inter-relatedness of knowledge while introducing a passion for learning that goes beyond the classroom.  Offering small classes and purposefully curated experiential learning opportunities, Honors Program…

  • Parkinsons Wellness Project to plant 2,000 tulip in ‘Garden of Hope’ at Clover Stadium

    ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (October 25, 2022) – Parkinsons Wellness Project (PWP) will be planting 2,000 tulips—the international symbol for Parkinson’s Disease — at Clover Stadium in Pomona on November 1st at 11:30 am. The bulbs, being sponsored by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, will be planted in The Garden of Hope which the organization hopes will be dedicated as a public space for…

  • Changes to Rockland Community Power CCA

    For the past two years the Village of Upper Nyack, with a number of other communities in Rockland and Westchester Counties, has participated in a community coalition to purchase “green” electricity from renewable sources (solar, wind, water, etc.). People who participated in the program paid less per kilowatt than the O&R standard rate; and as…