County legislature overrides county executive’s veto of charter

BY MICHAEL RICONDA  NEW CITY – The County Legislature voted on Wednesday to override County Executive Ed Day’s veto of their bill approving a referendum of changes to the the county charter, potentially ending a drawn-out conflict between the two branches of government over how much to reform government functions. The legislature narrowly approving the […]

16 CLARKSTOWN BUSINESSES CAUGHT MAKING ILLEGAL ALCOHOL SALES TO MINORS

The SMART Sales Unit of the Clarkstown Police Department conducts monthly enforcement compliance checks of local licensed retailers of alcohol products and conducts subsequent court ordered educational classes in the safe and lawful sale of these products. CPD announced that this week so far the the Clarkstown Police SMART Sales Unit in conjunction with Officers […]

Term Limits and New Zoning in Clarkstown?

BY MARIA BROWNSELL An unusually large amount of people packed into the town hall auditorium for the Town of Clarkstown’s Town Board Meeting on August 5. The buzz around the room was about Supervisor Alex Gromack and Councilwoman Shirley Lasker’s sudden epiphanies on the matter of term limits and also a proposed senior housing project […]

Small Businesses Deserve More from Healthcare Reform

BY JANET TRAUTWEIN President Obama marked the recent conclusion of open enrollment in the federal healthcare law’s insurance exchanges with a celebration at the White House. The administration exceeded its goal of signing 7 million Americans up for insurance coverage. Many small business owners are in a less festive mood. They’re dealing with burdensome new […]