The Rockland County Legislature has appointed Ileana Eckert of Garnerville to the Rockland Community College Board of Trustees. The North Rockland Central School District Superintendent will now bring her expertise to a new kind of classroom – and she says she’s eager for the challenges. “It’s a pleasure for me to be approached and accepted […]
Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) has announced legislation that would require a warning label be attached to any holiday decorations containing lead sold or delivered for sale in New York. Carlucci cited a recent study that found 85 percent of artificial Christmas trees made in China sold in the United States tested positive for PVC (polyvinyl […]
Statement from Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern): I want to thank the Monitor team, who after working 17 weeks with educators, parents and Board Members, presented a very comprehensive plan with 19 specific recommendations that responded to the very serious issues impacting the East Ramapo school district. These 19 recommendations which include three areas that require […]
GOP/Reform alliance creating new era in local politics BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The sea change in Rockland and Orange County politics continues, as in one short year’s time Republican Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (District 98 including portions of Orange County and the Town of Ramapo) has ditched the partial support of Monroe’s Kiryas Joel religious bloc vote […]
LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Legislator Harriet D. Cornell (D-West Nyack) this week sent a letter to the Secretary of the New York State Public Service Commission asking the agency to direct Suez New York to formally abandon the Haverstraw Water Supply Project. A decision may be rendered when the PSC meets on Thursday, Dec. […]
PRESS RELEASE – The Rockland County Legislature voted tonight to override all 22 of County Executive Ed Day’s line-item vetoes. Legislators voted 13-3 to override the vetoes of 13 full-time-equivalent security positions. Legislators also voted 12-4 to override the vetoes of six county Finance Department positions. With the overrides, the Legislature’s amended version of the 2016 […]