BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht announced Friday, August 10 that a controversial proposed law for a 5-year tax exemption for first-time buyers of newly constructed homes will not go forward on Aug 27. After public outcry including an online petition against the law, Supervisor Specht told the Journal News on Friday, “There […]
New City, NY – County Executive Ed Day announced today that Moody’s Investors Service released a Sector Comment Report on local government and deficit financing legislation. The Report references two New York municipalities who received deficit financing, Rockland County and the City of Long Beach, and how New York requires increased financial reporting to the […]
BY BARRY WARNER In a wide-ranging discussion with the Rockland County Times, Clarkstown Superintendent of Schools Martin D. Cox spoke about the new initiatives that include active learners, the Reading and Writing Project, social and emotional wellness, capacity building, Vex robotics and some budgetary items. Active learning refers to a broad range of teaching strategies […]
BY DIANE DIMOND A petition has been filed with the governor of New Hampshire that breathes new life into an old and very sensational case. It asks Gov. Chris Sununu to embrace this era’s evolved thinking on prison sentencing, specifically the sentence of life without parole. A key section of the 695-page petition reads, “The […]
West Haverstraw, New York – Helen Hayes Hospital has appointed Peter Gagliardo to the position of Coordinator of the Helen Hayes Hospital Adapted Sports and Recreation Program. Gagliardo will lead the hospital’s 4-season Adapted Sports and Recreation Program, one of the largest and most comprehensive adapted sports programs in the country. Gagliardo has served as […]
Defendant: Jason Rees, 43-year-old of Hillside Ave., Haverstraw Charges: Petit Larceny, A Misdemeanor Criminal Possession of Stolen Property fifth – A Misdemeanor CPCS 7th, Misdemeanor On August 14, 2018, the Stony Point Police department received a complaint from an employee of Shop Rite in Stony Point of larceny at the store. The employee provided the […]