Jaffee Statement on Passage of East Ramapo Bill (A10723/S08131) (Albany) “After working together for many years on many pieces of legislation with the advocates, parents, my colleagues and the State Education Department, I am pleased that this legislation passed both the Assembly and the Senate with bipartisan support. It is just a beginning. There is […]
Trump voters hope he’ll bring accountability back to Washington BY DYLAN SKRILOFF A self-styled headquarters supporting the campaign of Donald J. Trump for president of the United States has opened up on Rt. 304 in Bardonia. Launched by local businessman, author and philanthropist Barry Fixler, “Trump Headquarters Rockland County” offers a meeting place for Trump supporters and […]
Two bills aimed at protecting neighborhoods from predatory real estate practices and sponsored by Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) passed the full Assembly this week. One of the bills was specifically aimed to resist the attempted annexation of land by the Village of Kiryas Joel in the Town of Monroe. “The annexation issue has not gone […]
Rumors of a divorce at the Nyack law firm of Feerick, Lynch MacCartney and Nugent have been denied by the law partners themselves. Some of the firm’s own clients had told the Rockland County Times that Lynch would leave the firm he founded by the end of 2016. Word of change at the firm had […]
BY VICTORIA TANNER After two weeks and no additional meeting, on Tuesday, June 14, the Multi-Services committee moved the Pharmacy “Take-Back” Act forward to the next full legislative session. Information about different routes for the act and another heated argument between the bill’s sponsor and another legislator did not impede it from moving out of […]
Scott Shedler has been the assessor of Ramapo for 20 years; now he’s moving on to the same position in Clarkstown. Town Supervisor George Hoehmann told the Rockland County Times “Scott is considered one of the best assessors in New York State. He’s an expert, honest and a straight shooter with a reputation for being […]