(Pearl River, NY) – “We congratulate Dr. Deborah Wortham on her appointment as permanent Superintendent in East Ramapo. As Interim Superintendent her experience and expertise have served her well in establishing positive working relationships with students, parents and the Board. We are hopeful that she will continue to address the complex challenges facing the District […]
Closing The LLC Loophole BY LEGISLATOR JAY HOOD (D-Haverstraw) Vice Chairman Rockland County Legislature In the effort to make government and political activities more transparent, one of the main issues that has made its way to the forefront is the “LLC Loophole.” The current law allows anyone who creates an LLC, which costs just $200 […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY Simple actions go a long way toward reducing Zika risk Every year since 1999 when West Nile virus was first found in our area, Rockland has been aggressive about mosquito control. This year is no different. But the stakes are even higher. As we all know, the Zika virus […]
BY PAUL SPERRY Hillary’s rumored running mate, Housing Secretary Julian Castro, is cooking up a scheme to reallocate funding for Section 8 housing to punish suburbs for being too white and too wealthy. The scheme involves super-sizing vouchers to help urban poor afford higher rents in pricey areas, such as Westchester County, while assigning them […]
PRESS RELEASE Leader of the Independent Democrat Conference Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx Westchester) joined David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) Wednesday in Rockland to unveil“The Great American Bank Robbery: Rockland County,” a presentation that made the case over $11.4 million in property value depreciation has resulted from poorly maintained bank-owned homes and zombie properties. Standing in front of […]
BY MARC MOSS “In your platform, you point to lax gun control laws in some states as compared to laws in other states as part of the problem of gun violence in America. How would you as President resolve those interstate conflicts in gun laws to reduce the number of gun deaths in America?” That […]
