On Monday, October 7, at 12:10 p.m. the Jewish Community Center of Rockland joined fellow JCCC’s across North America and Jewish organizations worldwide in a silent moment of reflection honoring those lost during the 2023 terrorist attack in Israel a year previously. Many local officials issued statements of solidarity with the Jewish community, including County […]
Allies of former Representative Mondaire Jones, the Democrat nominee for New York’s 17th Congressional District, have filled suit against Anthony Frascone, a third party candidate who has made no apparent effort to campaign for office. Six plaintiffs, including election lawyer Keith Corbett — who successfully had independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. thrown off the […]
Lawrence Garvey, Chairman of Rockland’s Republican party has threatened to sue Clarkstown’s leadership. On September 20, Garvey filed a Notice of Claim with Clarkstown indicating that he was preparing a suit that would accuse Town Supervisor George Hoehmann, Town Attorney Kevin Conway, Finance Director Colin Schmitt, Representative Michael Lawler (R, Pearl River), and the Town […]
Voters in the Clarkstown Central School District will head to the polls on October 8 to consider a $110 million bond proposal. The referendum, if approved, would address facility upgrades in all nine elementary schools and the Birchwood School in West Nyack. With an average building age of 61 years, the district has reviewed all […]
This week, New York State adopted two new laws that will provide new resources to ground based paramedics in the Empire State. Legislation S.8486-C/A.9102-C requires Medicaid reimbursement for ambulance services when treatment in place is administered and/or when transportation is provided to alternative health care settings instead of a general hospital. Legislation S.6226-A/A.5789-A authorizes […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Fire and Emergency Services Director Chris Kear are strongly urging and advising residents in the county to always call 911 in an emergency. The announcement comes following a volunteer group called Matzilei Aish, which lacks the training and proper equipment to fight fires, encouraging residents to call them rather […]