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 […]
STONY POINT, NY…September 29, 2015 – Stony Point Councilman Tom Basile released the following statement today in response to this afternoon’s press conference by Supervisors Phillips and Gromack with regard to the proposed New Planet Energy facility in Stony Point. The proposed state-of-the-art renewable energy plant, to be located within Stony Point’s industrial zone, is […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – An annual report issued by the office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Wednesday carried good news for the county, which improved its score almost 20 percent from 2013 to 2014. The test employs a percentage system as a metric for stress, with 100 percent representing the highest level of fiscal […]