Free Worksite Wellness Summit To Be Held May 17th
Rockland Worksite Wellness Summit will be held Friday, May 17th from 9 am to 3 pm at the Rockland County Fire Training Center at 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive in Pomona.
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Rockland County Bits & Pieces
Big Boxes Trying To Lower Tax Burden With “Dark Store Theory”
Big box retail stores like Target, Lowes, Walmart, Kohls, Rite Aid and others are using a tactic in New York and beyond known as the “dark store theory” to lower their tax burden and it is working.
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Holocaust Museum Receives $15,000 Gift On Behalf Of Hank Meyers
The Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education received a $15,000 donation from Northwestern Mutual Foundation’s 2019 Community Service Awards.
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New Law Would Allow Municipalities To Collect More Taxes From Golf Courses
Proposed legislation in Albany could have significant tax implications for all clubs and golf course properties in New York.
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Moody’s Says Rockland’s Ratings On Solid Ground
Moody’s Investors Service assigned Rockland’s Tax Anticipation Notes (TANs) a MIG 1 rating, the highest short-term rating assigned by Moody’s to Notes.
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Clarkstown Is Business Friendly, But At What Cost?
Monday night, in a 4-2 vote, the same board shocked the resident-packed room when it granted variances to Vitane Pharmaceuticals Inc. for its expansion.
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Nyack Students Out Front On Plastic Bag Ban
In addition to spring vegetables and baked goods at Nyack’s Farmer Market on Thursdays, keep an eye out for a group of student activists promoting an idea that’s fully ripened: reusable shopping bags.
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Montefiore Nyack Hospital Opens Transitional Care Unit
Montefiore Nyack Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit (TCU) will be accepting patients at the end of April. The Transitional Care Unit provides care to patients who are transitioning from an acute hospital stay to a safe return home or to a skilled nursing facility.
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NY Pushes Smoking Ban At Drug Stores, Raises Age On Sale of Tobacco to 21
Walgreens says it’s not going to stop selling tobacco products at it stores because it would make customers angry. The retailer is under fire amid FDA allegations that minors purchased cigarettes at its stores.
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Most Details Remain Fuzzy On Congestion Pricing Plan
The MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) will implement a first-in-the-nation tolling program, known as “congestion pricing,” although many of the details of how it will work remain unknown.
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