By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I was filled with hope when I looked at an auditorium full of town, village and school officials this week. They came, on very short notice, to the first meeting of the Rockland County Shared Services Initiative Panel. As County Executive, I am legally required to form this panel […]
Forty-three Rockland BOCES Technical Education Center (CTEC) students showed off their talents at the recent SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference and Skills Championship in Syracuse. The BOCES team arrived home with eight silver medals in the following categories: Pin Design: Bryan Desir (Clarkstown North) TV/Video Production: Quinton Tramm (Clarkstown South) and Dario Verhille (Clarkstown North) Food […]
Retired Spring Valley Police Officer Francis Brooke has filed a lawsuit against Rockland County, Director of the Rockland County Police Academy Steven Heubeck, The Sheriff’s Dept., Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco, Spring Valley Police Chief Paul Modica and a half dozen or so other individuals and entities, many involved in law enforcement activities, claiming he […]
Carlucci Bill makes property tax collection more efficient Senator David Carlucci (D- Rockland/Westchester) announced in a press release that he passed legislation to help local New York governments receive property tax payments from taxpayer’s bank accounts. This bill will give governments the right to accept payments directly from individual bank accounts similar to the way […]
Having an active lifestyle can be extremely fulfilling, but it may leave you with little time to yourself. Take retirees, for example. The average age of retirement is 63, but retirement by no means requires you to become a couch potato. If anything, it allows you even more time to go out and fill your […]
BY MICHELLE RIOS I found the place easily by way of my car’s navigation system. I arrived late around 8 p.m. I had already let my host know that I would be. I am rarely on time to anything and rather enjoy being free to do as I please, as I so choose. The woman […]