BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Department of Finance might not have made itself clear enough with its most recent effort to get the word out on unfunded mandates, but it is ready to consider another try. At a discussion at last week’s Budget and Finance Committee meeting, the legislature joined with members of […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Ceremonial recognition for promoted Police Department officers, the hiring of new officers and the graduation of a new class of 33 high school students into the town’s Youth Court highlighted Tuesday night’s meeting of the Orangetown Town Board. More than 100 residents turned out for the joint police-related ceremonies, […]
Supreme Court rules Education Commissioner correctly ruled on East Ramapo school sale State Supreme Court Justice Roger McDonough ruled last Wednnesday that State Education Commissioner John King acted appropriately in deciding that the East Ramapo Central School District did not seek out the best possible deal in its controversial arrangement to sell Hillcrest Elementary School. East […]
Goal is to provide citizens with the tools they need to be ready and able to help their families and neighbors during emergencies PRESS RELEASE FROM GOVERNOR CUOMOÂ Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced that the Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program will take place on Saturday, February 8 in Rockland County at North Rockland […]
From the New York State Department of Transportation New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Commissioner Joan McDonald announced this week that six public hearings will be held in March regarding plans for improving passenger and freight rail service on the Empire Corridor between New York City and Niagara Falls. The sessions, which will provide […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – The Squire’s Gate community in Suffern saw very good news this week as it both received additional flood remediation support from the state and received a postponement on an anticipated flood zoning change. NY Rising will give Suffern $3 million in reconstruction aid out of funds designated for the Lower […]