Business & Financial

  • PENGUIN REP THEATRE PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF “FAR FROM THE HOME I LOVE,” A REIMAGINING OF THE SONGS FROM “FIDDLER ON THE ROOF”

    ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK – MARCH 28, 2022 – Penguin Rep Theatre presents the world premiere of FAR FROM THE HOME I LOVE, a concert presentation of the iconic songs from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF as reimagined by bandleader extraordinaire Paul Shapiro with a unique multicultural take. The concert, which features four musicians, three singers,…

  • First Reviving Rockland Restaurants Grants Distributed

    Multiple Recipients Announced & Applications Still Open New City, NY, – Just in time for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. are proud to announce the first four recipients of our Reviving Rockland Restaurants Grant Program, which is reimbursing businesses between $5,000 and $25,000 for past or future expenses…

  • Baston Elected to Board of Trustees of Teachers College, Columbia University

    (New York/Rockland County, NY) March 23, 2022 – Teachers College, Columbia University has announced that Dr. Michael A. Baston, President of Rockland Community College, has been elected to the College’s Board of Trustees for a term of three years. Teachers College, Columbia University, based in New York City, is the first and largest graduate school…

  • Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick Honors Women Business Owners

    BRIARCLIFF MANOR, SLOATSBURG & TAPPAN, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Rockland/Westchester) recently visited three women-owned businesses and presented New York State Senate Empire Awards.  “I am proud to honor three impressive women business owners,” said Senator Reichlin-Melnick. “Empire Awards recognize businesses that go above and beyond selling merchandise or providing a service, and give back to their…

  • St. Thomas Aquinas College to Host CBS2 News Emmy Award-winning Anchor and Reporter Cindy Hsu for a Critical Conversation on “Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health & Illness”

    (Sparkill, N.Y. — March 22, 2022)  St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) will host Cindy Hsu, CBS2 News Emmy Award-winning Anchor and Reporter, for a “STAC Chat” in the College’s Lougheed Library on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM with light refreshments to follow. This event is free and open to the public.…

  • Test of the Indian Point Sirens, Wednesday, March 23 at 10:30 am

    There will be a test of the Indian Point sirens in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange Counties on Wednesday, March 23rd , at approximately 10:30 am.  This sounding is only a test. If there were an emergency at the nuclear power plants, the sirens would be sounded continuously at full volume for 4 minutes, followed by an activation of…