By Legislator Alden H. Wolfe (D- Montebello) Chairman Rockland County Legislature Each year, beginning in October, the Rockland County Legislature gets to work on the annual budget for the upcoming year. The budget process is spelled out in Article 4 of the Rockland County Charter. By law, the process begins with the County Executive submitting […]
FROM MIDHUDSONNEWS.COM Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D, Westchester/Rockland), the Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, announced last week that 14 local organizations in New York’s 17th Congressional District will receive a total of $1.825 million in federal grants for youth anti-substance abuse initiatives through the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY There are few things more heartbreaking than a young person going down the wrong path. As a former law enforcement officer, I remember seeing kids, often still in their teens, in handcuffs headed for the criminal justice system. We all knew that once a person goes into the system, sometimes […]
PRESS RELEASEÂ Days after touring Dutchess County Airport, US House Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced a federal Department of Transportation (DOT) investment of $1,717,911 to rehabilitate two runways totaling 17,821 feet at Stewart International Airport. These investments are part of an eight phase redevelopment effort to renovate […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day When my kids were young and I was head of the PTA Health and Safety committee at Little Tor Elementary School, one of my jobs was to stress the importance of bus and pedestrian safety for both children and adults. Now, as County Executive, I’m continuing this effort. Schools […]
9/11: The Next Generation By: Legislator Jay Hood, Jr. (D- Haverstraw) Vice Chair Rockland County Legislature It is difficult to come up with words that have not been used to describe September 11th and its devastating aftermath to our country and county. Fifteen years after that day, a new generation has been born and grown; […]