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Invasive Insect Could Wreak Havoc On Rockland's Ash Trees, Arborists Warn
RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Rockland is bracing for a potential beetle invasion–no, not the four mop tops from England, but a winged, iridescent tree killer known as the emerald ash borer, say environmental experts.
The insect has been found in nearby Orange County, especially around the mountain range known as the Shawangunks, and in Westchester, according to Annie Christian-Reuter, horticulture community educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Rockland.
Harriman State Park, a 47,527-acre haven for hikers and campers, is partly located in Rockland and partly in Orange County and is loaded with ash …
About 2,600 State Employees Double-Dip, Payroll Records Show
Thousands of state employees are collecting both a salary and a pension, according to a report by lohud.com.
There were about 2,600 double-dippers in 2015, 56 of which raked in more than $200,000, and 430 that banked more than $100,000 that way, lohud.com reported.
Lohud.com said payroll records link some double-dipping to the need to fill critical gaps in staffing at state agencies, especially those in the mental-health area.
The records only cover double-dippers who remained in state service, and not those who got local government jobs -- or firefighters and police officers, the lohud.co…
New City Pharmacist Faces Prison, Fines In $5.3M Fraud Case
NEW CITY, N.Y. – The former owner of a Rockland County pharmacy is facing 10 years behind bars when he is sentenced next month in a federal health care and tax fraud case.
Andrew Barrett, 57, of New City, also operated pharmacies in the Bronx and Queens, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
Nellin McIntosh, a public information officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, would not confirm the name of Barrett's former Rockland business Wednesday, however, a report by lohud.com identified it as the Clarkstown Pharmacy, which has locations in New City and W…
