I recently unveiled my proposed 2025 $876 million budget for the County of Rockland with highlights that include: A consecutive 2% reduction in County Property Tax Launching a Behavioral Health Training Institute and OPWDD Navigator Program. $1.3 million to the HERROES College Tuition Reimbursement Program for volunteer emergency responders. 10% funding […]
The New York Association on Independent Living (NYAIL) is outraged at Governor Hochul’s announcement today that it has selected an out of state company to run the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). New York has selected Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), a Georgia-based company to administer CDPAP for nearly 250,000 disabled and elderly New Yorkers […]
Orangetown Town Supervisor Teresa Kenny began her tenure as Town Supervisor in 2019, following 23 years of service as the Deputy Town Attorney. “I worked with four different supervisors, so I was in a…unique position to be able to walk in and not have to start and learn everything from scratch,” stated Kenny in a […]
On Saturday, September 28th the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill held their annual Cycling for Peace Event. This was the first year that the sisters were able to hold the event on the grounds of their convent. As the title of the event suggests, the central theme of the day was focusing on the importance of […]
At 5 am Tuesday morning, Nanuet EMS and Rockland Paramedic Services Medic 5 were dispatched to the NYS Thruway southbound in the area of Exit 14 for a tractor trailer rollover with reported entrapment. Thankfully, the driver of the vehicle was able to self extricate prior to EMS and FD arrival and was transported to […]
Lawrence Garvey, Chairman of Rockland’s Republican party has threatened to sue Clarkstown’s leadership. On September 20, Garvey filed a Notice of Claim with Clarkstown indicating that he was preparing a suit that would accuse Town Supervisor George Hoehmann, Town Attorney Kevin Conway, Finance Director Colin Schmitt, Representative Michael Lawler (R, Pearl River), and the Town […]