CAMPAIGN PRESS RELEASE Colin Schmitt, the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform Party candidate for the 99th Assembly District, on Tuesday, September 20 challenged his opponent, James Skoufis, to a series of three debates. Schmitt said, “Our neighbors in the 99th Assembly District deserve the chance to hear from both candidates. The 2016 Election is a pivotal […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM CAPPNY In a letter released Monday, 220 organizations, businesses and faith groups are calling on the lead agencies of the environmental review to make an “extraordinary effort” to gather public input about the risks associated with the proposed Pilgrim Pipelines, which would carry dangerous Bakken crude oil south from the Port of Albany […]
FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced the filing of criminal charges against the Town of Ramapo Director of Building, Planning and Zoning for allegedly stealing over $100,000 in a yearlong scheme to falsify building permit applications as the result of an investigation conducted by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special […]
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 […]