In December 2016, Village of Haverstraw Trustee Emily Dominguez was sworn in after being re-elected as Trustee for her third full term. Simultaneously, Mayor Michael J. Kohut appointed Ms. Dominguez as Deputy Mayor. Emily Dominguez is the first Hispanic woman to serve as Deputy Mayor in the history of the Village of Haverstraw. “I feel […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT With all of the bickering between the county executive, the County Legislature and the county auditor regarding the critically needed sale of the Sain building, one fact rings out loud and clear: The county taxpayers and, in particular, the senior citizens desperately needing affordable housing in order to remain in this […]
STATEMENT BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN ELLEN JAFFEE I stand with Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, and my Democratic colleagues in opposition to President Trump’s discriminatory executive actions and to his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, 10th US Circuit Court Justice, to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch’s rulings do not support equality and civil rights for […]
COUNTY EXECUTIVE PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County Executive Ed Day today praised the Republican members of the Legislature for standing up for law enforcement by scheduling a special meeting to vote on the sheriff deputy’s contract. “Our heroes in blue have been waiting six years for a new contract,” Day said. “We had a deal that was […]
Local sales tax collections showed sluggish growth in 2016 compared to 2015, increasing 2.3 percent last year, according to a statement released this week by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Sales tax collections are a crucial, yet unstable source of revenue for local governments,” said DiNapoli. “The impact of little to no growth is […]
CARLUCCI PRESS RELEASE – During Monday’s Senate session in Albany, Senator Carlucci voted with an overwhelming majority to strip convicted public officials of their pensions and released a statement following the vote. Carlucci has supported the bill since his first day in office. “Politicians should not be allowed to receive any type of sweetheart public pensions from […]