Clash in the County Legislature: new home rule protections passed unanimously, despite infighting

The County Legislature has unanimously passed a new bill intended to prevent other municipalities from relocating residents  to Rockland County.  Supporting  a recent  decision issued by the New York State Supreme Court, which last week issued an injunction prohibiting New York City from housing asylum seekers temporarily at the Armoni Inn in Orangetown or any other Rockland location, the […]

District 5 Candidate: Lon M. Hofstein, Republican

The District 5 Legislator Lon M. Hofstein is running for re-election this year. Born and raised in the Bronx, Hofstein was accepted early admission to the Bernard M. Baruch College, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Approximately twenty-three years ago, Lon left a Mid-Town Manhattan C.P.A. […]

Good Samaritan Hospital Adds Hematologist-Oncologist Carrie Brooke Wasserman, MD, to Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program

Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), recently announced that hematologist and oncologist Carrie Brooke Wasserman, MD, has been named Associate Director of the Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program. “Dr. Wasserman is a highly experienced specialist who will strengthen the oncology services at Good Samaritan Hospital,” said Mary P. Leahy, […]

Hoehm Town Happenings: Clarkstown’s Code Enforcement Efforts In 2023

The Town of Clarkstown has a well-deserved reputation for fair but strict code enforcement. Under my administration, the Town has taken a number of proactive steps to strengthen the town’s ability to detect, cure, and prosecute violations when necessary. Clarkstown has quadrupled the number of full time Code Enforcement Officers, who report to the Town’s Building Inspector. The 2023 […]

Chairman Jay Hood Responds To Erroneous Claims

Rockland County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. is firing back at County Legislator James Foley for multiple erroneous claims regarding a proposed new law that would protect the county from outside efforts to create housing programs in the county. “It is not surprising that Legislator Foley has no idea what he is talking about because […]