By Rockland County Executive Ed Day We are moving forward, remaking our government, making it more effective, more streamlined, less costly. We have moved 150 employees, out of the deteriorating and decrepit Sain Building, into renovated and spacious offices in Building A at our Pomona Campus. Rockland County has been given a chance to do something […]
By Town of Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann Over the last few years you may have heard the term TOD. What is TOD and what does it mean for the Town of Clarkstown? TOD stands for Transit Oriented Development and focuses on providing an innovative mix of commercial and residential uses centered on transit hubs and linked […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day We have spent the last 4 years fighting our way back from the brink of bankruptcy. We have paid off the $138 million deficit, that existed when I took office, much faster than anyone thought possible. The renaissance of Rockland County is well underway. Today we take our next […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann Last week, I was proud to announce a historic agreement for the town to purchase the Rockland Country Day School campus in Congers, which will add an additional 20.5 acres of public land adjacent to the town-owned 33.5 acre Kings Park. I have made preserving, protecting and enhancing Clarkstown’s quality of […]
BY DIANE DIMOND How fair are criminal trials in America? How confident should we be that prosecutors have the right perpetrator, and how much weight should be put on eyewitness identification of suspects? A growing number of states are now instructing their courts to encourage jurors to ask themselves those very questions. Many studies have […]
BY DIANE DIMOND So, the federal government is going to crack down on pot, is it? Really? How exactly is that going to work? There are 29 states that have legalized medicinal marijuana, eight of which have also OK’d recreational use. I’m thinking this cat is already out of the bag. There are federal laws […]