County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef announced last week that he has appointed Chief of Staff  Sean R. Mathews to take on additional responsibilities as director of the county’s Office of Real Property Tax Services, replacing John Noto who left the post five months ago. Mathews has served as chief of staff for the county executive for the past six years. The […]
Statement on Gov. Cuomo’s Tax-Free Zone Defense Op-ed from Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) “Opposition to Governor Cuomo’s tax free zone gimmick is growing every day. Â The governor keeps telling us it’s ‘big and bold’, but it leaves most New Yorkers out in the cold. A few politically-connected companies with lobbyists will see […]
Union cites Tappan Zee Bridge, jobs as reasons for support Laborers Local 754, a union representing 302 tradesmen and women in Rockland County since 1926, has publicly endorsed the Haverstraw Water Supply Project, United Water’s proposed new water supply to meet Rockland’s growing water needs. The new plant is necessary because Rockland County is facing a […]
AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION Ashlee Pressley, age 24, residing at 3 Paula Ln., New City, NY, was arrested on May 23, 2013 for aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree. The defendant was arrested after officers investigating a suspicious vehicle determined she was operating a motor vehicle with a revoked driver’s license. The defendant was arrested, […]
On June 3 at about 7:42 a.m. the Ramapo Police Department responded to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle crash on Route 45, just north of Guzzel’s Deli, in the Hillcrest area of the Town of Ramapo, Village of Spring Valley. A pedestrian was found lying on the shoulder on the east side of the […]
BY HEATHER BARR The watchfires of Clausland Mountain State Park lit up the sky at midnight on Wednesday, May 30, the traditional Memorial Day holiday. This was the 27th annual watchfires memorial and the concept came from watchfires that date back to the Revolutionary War where they were used to help America’s troops send signals […]