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Teva Pharmaceuticals Shutting Down Pomona Plant, Laying Off Workers
POMONA, N.Y. – Teva Pharmaceuticals, said to be one of the nation’s largest drug producers, is closing its Pomona plant and laying off dozens of employees, the company said this week.
According to Teva communications director Michele Pelkowski, the plant at 223 Quaker Road has been winding down for a while.
About 44 employees were let go between 2014 and 2015, according to bizjournals.com. The current round of job cutbacks involves 80 employees at the site, Pelkowski said.
Teva, an Israeli company, has its American headquarters in North Wales, Pa. According to Teva, it employs close to 60,…
Social Services Case Worker, 35, Claims Harassment In Suit Against Rockland
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Rockland County worker is suing for millions, claiming she has been harassed for her religious beliefs and bullied by supervisors and colleagues, according to a report by lohud.com.
Marie Brevil, 35, a case worker with the Department of Social Services since 2007, filed a civil rights lawsuit seeking $4.5 million, lohud.com reported.
Among her allegations are that a co-worker chest-bumped her while screaming and cursing and that she has been slapped for speaking French Creole and also for covering her hair because of her religious beliefs, the lohud.com article sa…
Stony Point Police Report Series Of Traffic Arrests
STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Stony Point police reported making a number of traffic arrests this month, including one of a 39-year-old local man.
Azuka B. Tuke, of Wayne Avenue, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 26, and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, police said.
Tuke’s license had been revoked after 17 suspensions, police said.
He is to appear in court on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Other traffic arrests include these:
Robert Sullivan, 60, of Jenkins Avenue, was charged Wednesday, Aug. 24, with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, p…
Yonkers, Artist In Talks Over New Site For Downtown Mural
YONKERS, N.Y. -- The approaching destruction of a landmarked mural in downtown Yonkers is striking a discordant note with its creator, artist Richard Haas.
The artwork, part of a triptych showing historic scenes and titled “Gateway to the Waterfront,” was painted in the late 1990’s.
The central “panel,” which graces the side of 36 Main St., is the one facing the wrecking ball; the other two are on adjacent and nearby buildings at 35-37 Main St. and 5 Riverdale Ave.
Rising Development, the owners of 36 Main St., recently got the city’s permission to raze the structurally unsound building, M…
