LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS APPROVE 2018-19 ROCKLAND BOCES BUDGET

LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS APPROVE 2018-19 ROCKLAND BOCES BUDGET

The Boards of Education of the eight component school districts in Rockland BOCES voted unanimously to approve the agency’s 2018-19 administrative budget of $5.8 million. In addition, incumbent trustees Rosemary Pitruzzella (South Orangetown) and Thomas DePrisco (Pearl River) were re-elected to the Rockland BOCES Board of Education for three-year terms which begin July 1. Thomas […]

ROCKLAND GETS ANOTHER RATINGS INCREASE

ROCKLAND GETS ANOTHER RATINGS INCREASE

County officials announced on Wednesday that Moody’s Investors Service rated Rockland’s Tax Anticipation Notes (TANs) MIG 1, the highest short-term rating assigned by Moody’s to Notes. This is a first for Rockland County since its severe deficit position in 2011 and comes on the heels of its seventh consecutive bond rating increase in March. “This […]

RAMAPO RIVER WATERSHED CONFERENCE

RAMAPO RIVER WATERSHED CONFERENCE

BY JOE KUHN Last week academics and local residents from New York to New Jersey gathered at Ramapo College for this year’s Ramapo River Watershed Conference. The annual symposium celebrates and investigates the health and status of the historic Ramapo River, which provides Rockland County with over a third of its drinking water. Among this […]

SEAN WALSH JOINS BENECARD PBF AS VICE PRESIDENT

SEAN WALSH JOINS BENECARD PBF AS VICE PRESIDENT

With 20 years of experience in healthcare finance and pharmaceutical supply chain management, Walsh joins BeneCard PBF as Vice President of Pricing Strategy, a new position that the purely transparent PBM created to support its continued growth and development. Walsh will focus on product development, pass-through pricing strategy, and providing support to the sales team. […]

DRUG TAKE BACK DAY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 28 IN ROCKLAND COUNTY

DRUG TAKE BACK DAY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 28 IN ROCKLAND COUNTY

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Rockland is once again offering residents the opportunity to empty their medicine cabinets of unused prescription drugs before they fall into the wrong hands. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the pharmacies listed below. The event is part of […]

County Unveils New Highway Dept. Facilities

County Unveils New Highway Dept. Facilities

County Executive Ed Day joined with Legislative Chairman Toney Earl and other members of the Legislature recently to sign a recently passed bond resolution for $29.5 million for the construction of new Highway Department facilities and three other bond resolutions to continue the methodical rebuilding of county government. The new Highway Department facilities will include […]