BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Orangetown Town Board adopted a 2017 budget Tuesday evening, and managed to stay below the state mandated tax cap limit by $104,000. The adopted budget differs little from the tentative budget Supervisor Stewart presented to the Town Board on September 27. The total budget for next year will be $72,870,009, a […]
Looking at the law! Local students participating in the Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTEC) Criminal Justice program this week received a special visit by Rockland County Attorney Thomas Humbach. The County Attorney serves as the chief legal advisor to the executive and legislative branches, charged with overseeing all legal affairs of county government. […]
On Friday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m., Sing We Enchanted performs “A Celtic Christmas” at the Nyack Library, Carnegie Concert Series. The program features a cappella carols from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Spain, England (Cornwall, Isle of Man) and Appalachia in the United States. The singers are also at times accompanied by the lovely strains of […]
Delusional hacks launch unfounded attacks on Trump’s chief strategist BY GEORGE RASLEY Steve Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News, CEO of Donald Trump’s winning campaign for president and now newly named as Trump’s White House senior advisor is the target of a vile campaign of leftist slander for one reason and one reason only – he is an […]
Day says duplicated services need to be reined in; Legislature discusses amendments BY KATHY KAHN In unveiling his proposed 2017 budget, County Executive Ed Day told the Rockland community some of non-profits will have to relinquish their tasks to other existing county programs now ready, willing and able to take on additional services. At the […]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – O&R is joining with energy companies across the nation to warn customers about the danger posed by people who call their homes or businesses demanding an instant payment of their utility bills. Scam callers posing as O&R representatives are an ongoing, frequent and dangerous problem for the company’s customers. The company receives […]