Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) has blasted the recent decision by the state and town board to allow Kiryas Joel to annex over 100 acres of Town of Monroe territory. Brabenec makes his statements in spite of receiving significant support from the so-called Orthodox Jewish “block vote.” STATEMENT BY BRABENEC: “This annexation is going to set […]
Your home could be next! BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – Legislation is in the works in Albany which could impose a statewide ban on smoking in hotel rooms. The bill, introduced late in August by Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, would expand the Clean Indoor Air Act to include hotel and motel guest rooms. The Clean Air […]
PRESS RELEASE Mike Diederich, Jr., an attorney from Stony Point, has filed a lawsuit seeking a place on the ballot for November’s election. Incumbent Legislator Doug Jobson filed objections to Diederich’s designating petition in August, and the R.C. Board of Elections upheld the objections, finding Diederich to be 14 signatures short of the number needed. […]
STATEMENT BY SKOUFIS: The 164-acre annexation petition wrongly approved by the Monroe Town Board this evening sets a precedent with serious repercussions. The Town of Monroe’s own consultants alongside so many others found Kiryas Joel’s environmental reviews to be either insufficient or not in the overall public interest. I strongly believe that a more sustainable […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Fourteen years ago this week, the unthinkable happened. Terrorists hijacked four jetliners departing Boston, Newark, New Jersey and Washington DC. In the surreal hours that followed, we all watched helplessly as those aircraft were turned into missiles. We watched the Twin Towers collapse. We watched The Pentagon burn. We […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It’s crunch time. With less than a month before I unveil my proposed fiscal plan for 2016, the closed-door budget discussions continue daily between our Finance Department staff and department heads. Crafting a budget that keeps property tax rates low and maintains essential county services is shaping up to […]