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 […]
CLARKSTOWN PD On Monday, May 13, 2013 shortly after midnight, Anthony Passarella, 32, from West Nyack, NY was arrested for DWI. Passarella was driving a 2001 Honda east on Laurel Road in New City when he failed to stop at the intersection with Brewery Road and struck a guardrail headon. Passarella appeared to be intoxicated […]
Trained staff to help Sandy victims with applications for federal housing and business recovery aid Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is deploying Sandy Help Team representatives to locations in Rockland County on Monday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 14 to help homeowners and business owners affected by Superstorm Sandy apply for recovery aid. Trained staff, from […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – In a productive night for county government, the Rockland Legislature approved a number of major resolutions including a request that the New York Legislature allow a bonding and refinancing of county debt and a new program to encourage voluntary resignations from county positions to save money. The request for […]
At a special meeting of the New City Library trustees Tuesday night, the board unanimously voted to appoint Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman as interim director of the library. Library representative Karen Vetrano said, “This action alleviates concerns about the library’s charter and marks a turning point in the working relations between board members.” Freedman served […]