Samantha Wettje, Bardonia resident and co-founder of 16 Strong Project, will be honored in Los Angeles as part of L’Oréal Paris’s 18th annual private celebration for Women of Worth on Nov. 16. Selected from thousands of nominations, she joins nine other changemakers during National Philanthropy Month. “It is an incredible honor to be included […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day unveiled his proposed 2024 $870 million budget at the Robert Yeager Health Complex in New City Monday, which includes a 2% County Property Tax cut. “On the heels of zero County property tax increases two years in a row, this year I am proposing a 2% reduction in the County […]
The Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency has appointed Anna Roppolo as interim executive director to help lead the search for a permanent executive director and guide the agency’s business, external collaborations, and decisions while the search is conducted. Roppolo, the former Executive Director of the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority, will lend her expertise and experience to UCRRA […]
As The Big Apple continues in it’s struggle to house undocumented immigrants flocking to the sanctuary city, the NYCDSS (New York City’s Department of Social Services) announced a controversial plan to allow homeless residents of NYC to seek housing in neighboring counties. As of Tuesday night, NYCDSS will allow city-issued housing vouchers to be used […]