State DOE asks county to take charge of fire inspections; Nyack Attorney Dennis Lynch leads yeshiva effort to stymie new rules BY KATHY KAHN According to a ruling by the New York State Department of Education, private schools across Rockland County were scheduled to get a thorough checkup for fire safety by certified state fire […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE The Rockland County Legislature has recommended that four local residents be appointed by the state to the Rent Guidelines Board, a move that would result in a fully constituted board for the first time in several years. The Rockland County Rent Guidelines Board sets maximum allowable rates for rent increases in rent-stabilized […]
LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) on Wednesday joined his Republican colleagues and members of the Senate at a press conference held by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) calling for passage of legislation to combat the state’s growing heroin and opioid addiction crisis before session adjourns later this month. Assembly Republicans held […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYMAN KARL BRABENEC (Portions of Orange County, Town of Ramapo) In response to the lingering zombie property epidemic in New York State, Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) is supporting several bills which would help municipalities better track and document foreclosed homes and abandoned properties. The bills, A.4842, A.4152 and A.9394, would mandate that […]
On Friday, May 20 New York’s Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they are calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to immediately halt construction of the Spectra Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Pipeline. This call echoes an earlier February request from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to FERC to halt construction […]
PRESS RELEASE The Rockland County Legislature has voted unanimously to amend significant portions of the local law that governs Rockland County Sewer District No. 1. The major changes include reducing the size of the Board from 13 to 10 members; docking the pay of those who fail to attend or who have no documented excuse […]