PRESS RELEASE — Last week, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) announced the most recent estimated Rockland and Westchester death tolls caused by opioid based drugs. The yearly death tolls in both counties have more than tripled since 2008. “Our community cannot allow this alarming trend to continue,” stated Senator Carlucci. “There are options available for us […]
PRESS RELEASE — Rockland County has collected 95 percent of the back taxes owed by owners of non-residential properties who failed for years to pay, County Executive Ed Day announced last week. The county has collected $2.65 million in back taxes since beginning the aggressive push last spring. An auction will start tomorrow (Jan. 19) […]
PRESS RELEASE – Supervisor George Hoehmann and the Town Board announce two public hearings for establishing the ward district boundary lines within the Town of Clarkstown. The hearings will be during the January 31 and March 7 Town Board meetings at Clarkstown Town Hall, 10 Maple Ave., New City, at 7:30 p.m. Public comment will be an integral part […]
OP-ED BY TOM DEPRISCO Much has been written recently regarding fears that Orangetown residents have involving the potential for overdevelopment which has been occurring for years in Ramapo. Residents are concerned with the ever-increasing growth in the ultra orthodox jewish communities within Ramapo and how this population explosion could affect Orangetown. These concerns have led […]
PRESS RELEASE – To address the lateness of STAR rebate checks owed to New York homeowners, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) will introduce a bill to speed up and improve the rebate check process. Carlucci’s legislation adds a 5 percent fee to rebate checks issued after October 30 and an additional monthly fee for every month […]
New Legislation will Authorize More Locations to Research, Grow and Process Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity Governor to Host New York’s First-Ever Industrial Hemp Summit in the Southern Tier Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced new actions to grow New York’s burgeoning industrial hemp industry. Building on the success of the State’s Industrial Hemp Agricultural […]