Note to Orangetown residents from Supervisor Andy Stewart Yes, that Bloomberg- It’s official! Bloomberg L.P. is developing a $435 million data center in our Corporate Park in Orangeburg! The data center will employ 80 professionals and pay up to $500,000 in annual taxes. Bloomberg L.P. considered more than 100 sites before selecting Orangetown. Why Orangetown? […]
Former New York State Assemblyman Kenneth Peter Zebrowski passed away in March 2007 at the age of 61 from the Hepatitis C Virus. Zebrowski contracted the disease in 1973 from blood transfusions received during an 18-hour operation; however, he was not diagnosed with Hepatitis C until 1996. Assemblyman Zebrowski spent over 30 years serving the […]
Ramapo crumbling BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The FBI is hot on Ramapo Supervisor Chris St. Lawrence’s trail as teams of federal agents beset town hall this afternoon and evening. With a search warrant in hand, the feds evacuated the building, instructing only certain higher-ups and their immediate staff to stay as they conducted the search. And […]
Statement from Assemblyman James Skoufis (D): “The combined destructive forces of Hurricane Irene and Topical Storm Lee have left scars in Orange and Rockland Counties that can still be seen today. Property owners are still burdened by the financial realities and difficulties of the rebuilding process. By covering the 25 percent of non-federal property buyout […]
Sandy “Help Centers” in Stony Point and Piermont launched this week to help homeowners and small businesses apply for recovery aid Stony Point, NY – Sandy Help Centers deployed to Piermont and Stony Point in Rockland County this week to help homeowners and businesses apply for federal recovery aid. Joined by local officials, Congresswoman Nita Lowey […]
FROM THE NYSSBA An overwhelming majority of school board members are optimistic that their budgets will pass on May 21, according to a recent poll by the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA). Ninety-three percent of respondents to the poll said they expect their budgets to pass on the first vote. Only 7 percent […]