Assemblywoman Jaffee, Legislators, Direct Care Workers Call for Wage Increase, Salary Parity for OCFS Child Welfare Direct Care Workers

Assemblywoman Jaffee, Legislators, Direct Care Workers Call for Wage Increase, Salary Parity for OCFS Child Welfare Direct Care Workers

Site Significant crisis in attracting and retaining a qualified direct care workforce JAFFEE PRESS RELEASE Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern), Chair of the Assembly Children and Families Committee, on Tuesday held a press conference urging the governor and the Division of Budget to support children, youth, the direct care workforce, and voluntary not-for-profit agencies that care […]

WEATHER THIS WEEK: Friday, 6/16 – Thursday, 6/22

  Your weekly forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz    Hello Rockland County! The good news is that the heat wave has broke thanks to the passage of a cold front back early Wednesday morning. With that said, let’s get to the all-important Father’s Day weekend forecast, and beyond.    Friday will be a rather unsettled day with the threat […]

HAVERSTRAW LEGISLATORS BRING SANITY ON THE SAIN BUILDING

HAVERSTRAW LEGISLATORS BRING SANITY ON THE SAIN BUILDING

To the Editor, As a Haverstraw resident it was delightful to see the two Haverstraw Democratic legislators, Michael Grant and Jay Hood, change their opposition and vote to approve the resolution to designate the Sain building property surplus. Also, Harriet Cornell, Democrat from West Nyack, voted for approval along with the two Republican legislators. This is […]

What’s Happening 6/15/17

What’s Happening 6/15/17

  BY GEORGE J. DACRE “Trayff” closes Sunday at Penguin Repertory Theatre on Crickettown Road, Stony Point. “Cobb,” the Ty Cobb story, opens June 30 and runs through July 23 (weekends). Contact penguinrep.org or 845-786-2873. Music Under the Stars at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, is kicking off the summer season Saturday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Trophy Point Amphitheater. In […]

RAND COMMERCIAL NAMED RECIPIENT OF COSTAR POWER BROKER AWARD

Rand Commercial announced it has been named as a recipient of a 2016 CoStar Power Broker Award for Sales Transactions in Rockland County, Orange County, and Northern New Jersey (the former two regions are recognized by CoStar as being a part of NNJ). Rand Commercial was one of 20 honorees in this category. “CoStar is […]

Final Rockland Shared Services Public Hearing on Thursday

Final Rockland Shared Services Public Hearing on Thursday

PRESS RELEASE– Rockland will hold the third and final public hearing on the County-wide Shared Services Initiative at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 15 at Dominican College. The state initiative calls upon the County Executive to come up with a plan to save property tax dollars by having municipalities and taxing districts share and centralize services. “The idea is […]