To the Editor, One of the most important duties of the town supervisor is to initiate and coordinate the budget process for our town. So at last night’s town board meeting, I presented the Tentative Budget to the board, the town clerk, and the public. The supervisor’s budget is the first of three drafts of […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – As local and state activists continue to scrutinize plans to expand oil shipments over existing rail lines, a new federal proposal may relieve some concerns over the hazards of oil transportation through the Hudson Valley. Now, with the deadline for public comment approaching fast, the pressure will be on […]
Preservation League awards grant from Donald Stephen Gratz Preservation Services Fund PRESS RELEASE The Preservation League recently made a $5,800 grant to the GARNER ArtsCenter, the not-for-profit arm of the Garnerville Arts & Industrial Center. The grant is the third made from the Donald Stephen Gratz Preservation Services Fund of the Preservation League of New […]
County Executive Ed Day and Legislature Chairman Alden H. Wolfe recently announced the names of the appointees to the new Task Force on Water Resources Management. Established by resolution in June, the Task Force is charged with developing a comprehensive water policy to ensure a safe, cost effective, long-term water supply for Rockland County that […]
The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) today issued the following statement after Governor Cuomo signed a bill that protects the jobs of volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel in times of declared disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires. The bill, S07111-B, sponsored by Senator Mark Grisanti (R – Buffalo), and A09849A, sponsored […]
COLUMN AND PHOTOS BY JEANINE RIPPA On Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed the new emergency wing of Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of Bon Secours Health System. On his way into the presentation, Cardinal Dolan stopped to greet and bless a baby and her mother outside. The American Heart Association made a […]