BY DIANE DIMOND Here’s a thought. Maybe we’ve been going about trying to reduce the rising murder rate in this country the wrong way. Maybe, instead of taking an aerial view of the problem, we should have been looking at things from down at the street level — analyzing crime reports neighborhood by neighborhood to […]
Local sales tax collections showed sluggish growth in 2016 compared to 2015, increasing 2.3 percent last year, according to a statement released this week by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Sales tax collections are a crucial, yet unstable source of revenue for local governments,” said DiNapoli. “The impact of little to no growth is […]
CARLUCCI PRESS RELEASE – During Monday’s Senate session in Albany, Senator Carlucci voted with an overwhelming majority to strip convicted public officials of their pensions and released a statement following the vote. Carlucci has supported the bill since his first day in office. “Politicians should not be allowed to receive any type of sweetheart public pensions from […]
PRESS RELEASE – Rockland County has been awarded $1.2 million state grant to encourage women to breastfeed, County Executive Ed Day announced today. The county was one of only 6 organizations in New York awarded the grant by the state Department of Health. “We want to increase both the number of new moms who are breastfeeding and […]
PRESS RELEASE – It’s the “Year of the Rooster,” and Empire City Casino will put forth a traditional Chinese New Year Festival on Sunday, February 12 with a lion dance parade and live musical entertainment. Admission is free. The Lunar New Year celebration will be complete with Chinese dancers and musicians in colorful costumes. First, […]
Andrew Verhille will have his day in court, but the court of public opinion is unlikely to be kind to the 25-year-old New Windsor resident due to a mugshot that uncannily matches the charges against him. The young man, who lists North Rockland High School as his alma mater on his Facebook page, was involved in a […]