By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Rockland County’s Office of Fire and Emergency Services this week took part in a scheduled exercise to test response plans developed to protect the public in the event of an emergency at Indian Point. The state-evaluated drill involved a fictitious radioactive emergency at the nuke plant and assessed the […]
Hospital audit marred by delayed payments BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – An upcoming fiscal report on the Summit Park Hospital could be delayed due to disagreements between the firm handling the audit, and an increasingly frustrated County Legislature. KPMG, the firm auditing the hospital’s finances in preparation for its upcoming privatization, notified the county […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Beneath the blazing summer sun, police officers and volunteer firefighters from across Rockland County converged on Orangetown last week in response to an “accident” on the CSX rail line near Highview Avenue. This “accident” was part of a full-scale exercise to evaluate coordination, capabilities and response during a freight […]
Hoehmann, Borelli blame Gromack BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Clarkstown Republican leaders are not happy with Standard and Poor’s recent decision to downgrade the town’s credit rating and are pinning the blame on Supervisor Alexander Gromack, accusing him of years of fiscal mismanagement. Town Councilman George Hoehmann, who announced his candidacy for town supervisor […]
On June 24, 2015 a State Appeals Court Panel ordered the Town of Ramapo to count the ballots cast in its Ward System Vote, which took place on September 30, 2014. The process to validate and count the Ward System Vote will begin on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in the Town Council Room (Ramapo Town […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I’m pleased to report more good news this week regarding our ongoing efforts to restore fiscal health to Rockland County government. Recognizing that my administration has made significant strides to improve operations, save money and chip away at debt, the Office of the State Comptroller announced plans to lower […]