By County Executive Ed Day Last week I stood with Democrats and Republicans, Town Supervisors, Village Mayors, School District personnel and members of the Fire Services to unveil the Draft 2018 Shared Services Initiative Plan. The current draft of the Plan would save the County of Rockland and these entities an estimated $9,161,430 in 2019 […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann Rockland Lake State Park is a wonderful place for many people to enjoy a variety of fun recreational activities. It has always been a tremendous draw to the area and with the reopening of the newly enhanced pool facility, its appeal has and will continue to grow. The ongoing problem […]
38 out of 44 petitions filed with the Rockland County Board of Elections on July 16 contain errors that should render them invalid. Although provided with evidence that would invalidate all 38 petitions, both Board of Elections Commissioners stated that petitions are presumed valid unless a General Objection form is filed from registered voters in […]
BY DIANE DIMOND The news alerts us to another mass shooting at (fill in the blank). A school, a theater, on a busy street or at a shopping mall and we shake our heads in disbelief. What’s the toll this time — five dead? Ten? Twenty? Who would do such a heartless thing? And, isn’t […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Ombudsman Alert recently attended a seminar conducted by Bright View Senior Living and Amada Senior Care which discussed a pension largely unknown to war-time veterans. This pension, called the “Veterans Aid & Attendance Pension,” enables certain of these veterans who meet specific criteria to collect a substantial pension to help cover necessary home […]
BY MARC MOSS Home warranties are becoming massively popular across the U.S in 2018. The biggest company in the home warranty industry, American Home Shield, reports revenues of more than $100m which indicates they are serving as many as 200,000 household customers (based on the average cost of a home warranty plan which is at […]