17th District Republican Congressional candidate Chris Day is calling attention to his opponent Nita Lowey’s reaction–or lack thereof–to news Governor Andrew Cuomo will appoint a state fiscal monitor to oversee budgetary practices at the oft-controversial East Ramapo Central School District. Specifically Day says Lowey sent what looked like press releases to individual concerned parents from […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – In an occasionally heated session, the County Legislature’s Budget & Finance Committee declined to approve a repeal of the county’s four percent residential energy tax on June 10. Though bipartisan support initially appeared to push the bill into the realm of possibility, the Budget & Finance Committee was split […]
For the past 18 months veteran fundraiser Don Franchino has led efforts to bring in monies necessary to rebuild the facilities at Hi Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona. This effort will be no more after Franchino resigned in disgust because Hi Tor board president Lizanne Fiorentino asked the District Attorney’s Office to investigate why […]
Letter from Chamber President Risa Hoag to the Community To the Editor, I would like to personally thank everyone who was involved with making the Nanuet Chamber of Commerce inaugural Street Fair such an enormous success! We had hoped for 100 vendors, we had 175! We hoped we would see 3,000 visitors throughout the day, […]
On Sunday June 1 the Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority held its fifth annual Environmental Day at the Recycling Center in Hillburn. Close to 40 organizations and businesses took part in table-top exhibits and demonstrations, all geared towards increasing awareness about green programs and services in and around Rockland County. “This event serves as an education […]
Former Rockland County executive to advise clients on government affairs, public policy PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. – Saretsky Katz Dranoff & Glass (SKDG), a Manhattan law firm, announced on Tuesday, June 10 that C. Scott Vanderhoef has joined the firm. Vanderhoef comes to SKDG after serving as the Rockland County Executive for 20 years before […]
