BY CHERYL SLAVIN Responding to a strong public showing at a previous Legislature meeting, and upon the strenuous efforts of Pearl River Legislator Patrick Moroney, the Planning and Public Works Committee of the County Legislature held a discussion at its March 31 meeting about the proposed expansion plans of Anellotech, Inc. The plans currently call for […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I remain deeply troubled by a video released last week on behalf of a largely-unknown group of desperate provocateurs who call themselves OJPAC. The video titled “The Jew in Rockland” compares a range of issues in Rockland County to conditions faced by Jews the 1930s that led to the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN “If you had the chance to design something for the people around you who you cared deeply about, what would be good enough?” — Prof. Ted Zoli, HNTB National Bridge Chief Engineer Building a bridge “takes a cast of characters — the bridge and people involved: engineers, fabricators, erectors, owners and is […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN The community rallied last week, helping Women DINE for a CAUSE raise more than $2,600 and counting for the Nyack Center. Launched last September from an idea started by Paula Davis and Liz Kallen, Women DINE for a CAUSE meets bi-monthly to raise money for nonprofits that provide services to Rockland County’s […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day today announced the launch of Rockland’s County’s Behavioral Health Response Team (BHRT). Officially entering service this week, the Behavioral Health Response Team is a highly-trained crisis management unit that assists local residents, first responders and behavioral health agencies in providing on-scene evaluation, treatment and crisis intervention in the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – After 2014’s divisive budget season, the County Legislature might soon consider adding new requirements to the county budget process. According to sources in the Legislature, two local laws might soon be floated before the body that would add new features to public budget disclosures and extend legislative authority to […]