NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce the opening of the second Baby Café in Rockland. The grand opening events will be on Thursday, August 30th, during Black Breastfeeding Week, at the Baby Café located at the Martin Luther Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose […]
By County Executive Ed Day Here we are at the end of August, when many people are trying to enjoy the last days of summer by heading to the Jersey Shore, Lake George or wherever your family’s favored vacation spot might be found. While you might be hitting the road, other people are making tracks […]
BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI The East Ramapo Central School District is owed $208,311 in federal funding after an error was admittedly made by the State Education Department (SED) for the 2017-2018 school year. This funding is critical to the largely minority district, which has been suffering financially due to unique circumstances. While we were able […]
“Rockland County Election Commissioner, Kristin Stavisky’s re-tweet of the statement that says “…the R on your ballots for Nov is for Racist” is extremely troubling and requires that the Commissioner step down. The Rockland County Election Commissioner thinks that all members of the Republican Party are racist. This is the women that gets to decide who […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann I have the great privilege of serving as the 45th supervisor for the Town of Clarkstown. While several distinguished individuals have held this office, I want to bring attention to the very first Clarkstown Supervisor over two-hundred years ago, David Pye, a truly remarkable man and a pioneer in colonial Clarkstown. […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht announced Friday, August 10 that a controversial proposed law for a 5-year tax exemption for first-time buyers of newly constructed homes will not go forward on Aug 27. After public outcry including an online petition against the law, Supervisor Specht told the Journal News on Friday, “There […]