Bring on the rateables in Stony Point

Bring on the rateables in Stony Point

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 […]

America’s Debt Statistics and The Picture that It Paints

America’s Debt Statistics and The Picture that It Paints

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 […]

Press Release: Rockland Fiscal Stress Level Improves

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 […]

PARTING GIFT: Larkin’s grant was key to Stony Point town hall renovation

PARTING GIFT: Larkin’s grant was key to Stony Point town hall renovation

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 […]

County Executive’s Corner: “Stay on Budget”

County Executive’s Corner: “Stay on Budget”

By County Executive Ed Day As Autumn approaches we all begin to think of certain things, children returning to school, leaves changing colors on trees, football season or seeing the Yankees make a push into the playoffs. For those of us in government the end of summer means something else; budget season is upon us. […]