Nyack College Has Green Light To Sell Campus To A Hasidic Yeshiva
Nyack College has been given the green light to move forward on its sale to a Yeshivath Viznitz D K Hal Torath Chaim Inc., a Hasidic Jewish congregation.
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Rockland County Bits & Pieces
Nyack School Board Wants To Buy Former “Pie Lady” Strip Mall; Voters Will Decide
Nyack School Board wants to purchase a commercial retail site adjacent to Nyack High School to convert to a parking lot. The board, however, needs voter approval.
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DMV To Stay In Village Of West Haverstraw After Threat To Leave
It’s settled: The Department of Motor Vehicles in Samsondale Plaza on Route 9W in the Village of West Haverstraw is not going anywhere.
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The “K-Shape” Recovery Is Thwarting A Healthy Recovery: Rockland Needs A Plan
The White House likes to say the nation is having a V-shaped recovery but we don’t see it that way. Slide to the middle of the alphabet because K is where it’s at
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After Steep Pandemic Plunge, Individuals and Corporations Are Once Again Filing New Business Certificates
From March through May, the number of individuals and corporations registering new businesses in Rockland County plunged but numbers rebounded after June
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Billy Procida Paves Way For Future STAC Students In Need With $50,000 Scholarship Fund
William “Billy” Procida, president of Procida Funding and Piermont resident, has established the “Dr. William “Billy” Procida and Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick, S.C. Scholarship Fund” in honor of Dr. Fitzpatrick’s retirement
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Town of Orangetown Hopes To Play A Role In Selling HNA Palisades Training Center
The Town of Orangetown is hoping to play an influential role in the future fate of the privately-owned HNA Palisades Training Center in Palisades.
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Proposed 2021 Budget Raises Property Taxes By 2.84 Percent; Leaves 154 Vacant Positions Unfilled
Rockland County’s proposed 2021 budget of $721,735,560 represents a 1.1 percent reduced spending plan compared to last year’s budget but comes with a 2.84 percent increase in property taxes.
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Clarkstown Councilman Wants Voters To Lift Palisades Center Covenant
RCBJ Talks With Clarkstown Councilman Donald Franchino About Clarkstown’s Permissive Referendum On Nov. 3rd Ballot Allowing Palisades Center To Build Out Unused Space
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Moody’s Upgrades Rockland County’s Ratings Amid Coronavirus
Moody’s Investors Service on Monday increased the rating to Rockland’s Various Purposes Bonds and Refunding Bonds to A1 from A2. They also upgraded to A1 from A2 the County’s issuer and general obligation limited tax ratings.
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