The North Rockland Chamber of Commerce will host a Meet the Candidates evening on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the Rockland Community College Haverstraw Extension, from 6 – 8:30 p.m. This year, the Chamber will focus on candidates and incumbents running for the Rockland County Legislature. Confirmed attendees that are running (in alphabetical order) are: Rockland […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Most of you know my administration has charted a new course for Rockland County, one guided by simple, common sense principles. Our core priorities include stabilizing Rockland’s finances, promoting economic growth and preserving the County for future generations. Last week, I unveiled my Proposed Budget for 2016. It’s […]
PRESS RELEASE Rockland County kicked off the new Rockland County Food Recovery Task Force as state and federal leaders praised the effort and highlighted the growing challenges of food waste. “Some have found that our nation’s rate of food waste is as high as 40 percent and the question remains, what can we do about it? That’s what […]
Branches disagree on intent behind advisory to department heads BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – In the most recent spat between County Executive Ed Day and members of the County Legislator, an internal email sent by an executive department director to department heads has been criticized for constituting an effort to undermine transparency between branches […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day By now, most of you know the transaction to sell Summit Park Hospital & Nursing Care Center in Pomona was scrapped by the prospective buyer, Sympaticare, LLC. The company chose to walk away after publicly stating that it fully intended to continue providing quality health care services […]
NEW CITY – Clarkstown’s tentative 2016 town budget will remain under the state tax cap for the second year in a row, according to Clarkstown Supervisor Alexander Gromack. What’s more, it will accomplish this by not raising town taxes at all. The $143,783,445 budget, if approved, will keep tax increases unchanged and below the state’s […]