PRESS RELEASE- The Empire Center’s online “Explore Your State Budget” app has been updated to reflect data in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed Executive Budget for the 2018 fiscal year, which begins April 1. The database of New York state budget information, which is accessible through the Center’s SeeThroughNY website, includes actual results, estimates and projections […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY- Rockland County Executive Edwin J. Day stood before a crowd of over 100 persons-mostly supporters-as he delivered his annual State of the County address Tuesday evening in the Rockland Legislature’s Chamber. “We have been working for three years to transform this county from near bankruptcy with an unsustainable tax-and-spend cycle […]
PRESS RELEASE- The Clarkstown Town Board voted to appoint Elaine Apfelbaum, CPRP, superintendent of Clarkstown Recreation and Parks at the February 7 Town Board meeting. “Elaine has been a long time public servant who tirelessly meets the recreational needs of the residents of Clarkstown,” said Supervisor George Hoehmann. “I am confident she will excel in her new […]
PRESS RELEASE—White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked by Executive Intelligence Review’s Bill Jones about the president’s support for Glass-Steagall, for the first time since the elections, at today’s press briefing. Jones noted President Trump’s unequivocal support for Glass-Steagall during the campaign and the demand for Glass-Steagall in the Republican Party platform. But, Jones said, Treasury […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH The self-proclaimed “King of Spring Valley” had a really bad week in the Rockland County Supreme Court. It started when Village of Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme was ordered to repay the village for the purchase of a 2014 Ford vehicle, which a judge ruled the mayor bought in violation of a New […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Grace Vanderwaal and family have proven they have no intention to forsake their hometown fans. Since winning America’s Got Talent and releasing her debut album, Grace has continued to make local appearances, most recently at the County Executive Ball at the Pearl River Hilton. She sang the national anthem and met with […]