Former longtime mayor of West Haverstraw Edward Zugibe passed away this morning, the Rockland County Times has learned. He served as mayor for 35 years until being succeeded by John Ramundo in 2007. Zugibe was the brother of late Rockland Medical Examiner Frederick Zugibe, who died in 2013, and uncle of incumbent Rockland District Attorney […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I was encouraged to learn of a recent state initiated meeting between Acting Thruway Executive Director Robert Megna, Deputy Director of State Operations for Programs Joseph Rabito and Village of South Nyack Mayor Bonnie Christian regarding the access point to a bicycle and walking path coming with the new Tappan […]
The work of fomer longtime director of the Rockland County Office of Community Development Joe Abate has come under the scrutiny of HUD inspectors, the Rockland County Times has learned. As director, Abate’s most important responsibility was disbursing over $2 million per year in grant money through the Community Block Grant program. When questioned about the […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF With the recent resignation of Clarkstown purchasing agent Rob Berdy, the town is now looking for a new way to handle its bids and RFPs. Republicans George Hoehmann and Frank Borelli have suggested farming the job out to the county Purchasing Department. Supervisor Alex Gromack told the Rockland County Times he is […]
ZEBROWSKI PRESS RELEASE Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) announced that his bill to restrict surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats passed the Assembly today (A.1679). The legislation would allow the procedure only in cases where it is deemed medically necessary to treat or relieve a physical injury or illness. “This is a cruel and […]
State funding would allow repairs for damage done in past two winters BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Over-encumbered by repair costs, Clarkstown officials have made a last-minute request in the final days of State budget talks: Directly contribute to road fixes and adjust the tax cap formula to accommodate them. The two-part proposal calls […]