When I first took office in January of 2014, this county was on the verge of a financial disaster. We faced a $138 million deficit and were $42,000 away from insolvency. When we took out a bond to pay the deficit, everyone said we would need double digit tax increases to make our payments. We […]
By Kathy Kahn Stony Point’s Town Board disclosed at its last meeting that a private partnership, Patriot Hills, LLC, was interested in buying the golf course the town inherited when Letchworth Village was closed in the mid-1990s. Despite any “profits” made by the golf course and the Patriot Hills catering facility, Stony Pointers still pay […]
BY MARC MOSS Personal loans are attractive to many consumers because they do not require collateral. They basically are unsecured loan transactions where the lenders (not the ones borrowing) assume the greater share of the risk. To compensate, the interest rates are made higher. Some can reach 20 percent of the principal amount, or keep […]
New City, NY – New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released the 2017 Fiscal Stress Monitoring System report which listed Rockland County as having “Moderate Stress” an improvement from being in the “Significant Stress” category for fiscal year 2016. “Moving from the New York State Comptrollers “Significant Fiscal Stress” list to the “Moderate Fiscal Stress” list […]
By Barry Warner A new school year is an opportunity for a fresh start, and September sets the tone for primary goals to be accomplished. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Robert Pritchard, knows that the most important job of the school district is to make sure students are learning and achieving at high levels. “In the […]
Town leaned on state for renovation of Stony Point’s historic town hall Senator Bill Larkin (R-C-I, 39th District) visited with officials from the Town of Stony Point last week to observe infrastructure improvements made to Stony Point Town Hall. A $250,000 grant secured by Senator Larkin in 2016 was used to complete major infrastructure needs […]