Supervisor proposes cuts in totals, taxes BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown Supervisor Andrew Stewart has proposed a $68.1 million 2016 budget that is slightly lower than this year’s total, and which would reduce property taxes to the average homeowner next year by an estimated $54. The 102-page “Supervisor’s tentative Budget” […]
The public deserves a fair electoral process, with candidates who are truly looking out for their best interests. To accomplish this, we need to reduce undue, big-money influence in state government campaigns and, likewise, voters deserve to know who’s really behind the campaign messages they see on their television sets and in their mailboxes. By […]
To the Editor, I imagine it was a typical winter’s day in Nyack – however, I wouldn’t know because I was a student at Texas A&M University. Here in Rockland, Sgt. George Hackenberger passed away. He had served in WWI some 50 years before, which to a college kid is two lifetimes. A half a century had […]
On Monday Rockland County announced that four new buses are now in service in Rockland County’s Transport of Rockland (TOR) fleet. The buses – two 29-foot and two 35-foot vehicles – are painted in the traditional white and green TOR colors and feature a low-floor design for easy boarding. The vehicles also include front door wheelchair access ramps; front, rear […]
After more than 140 years as Putnam County Savings Bank, the bank today announced a name change to PCSB Bank to reflect expansion throughout Westchester County. “While our new name is indicative of our expansion, we maintain an unwavering focus on meeting each of our customer’s banking and financial needs,” says Joseph D. Roberto, chairman, […]
RCT guest humor columnist Ella Steinbeck is the model on the cover of Time Magazine’s “breast cancer’s new frontier” edition this week. Congratulations, Ella!