JOINT RELEASE FROM JAFFEE AND ZEBROWSKI On September 30 residents of the Town of Ramapo will have the opportunity to vote on how its town board is elected. There will be two questions on the ballot. Question 1: “Shall the ward system be established for the election of councilmen in Ramapo?” and Question 2: “Shall […]
Tonight the Rockland County Legislature will revisit a bus wash resolution passed in August that proposed daily washes of TOR busses at a rate of $45 per wash, potentially costing the county hundreds of thousands per year. The exact expenses are undetermined, but according to the math put forward, washing busses daily at $45 per […]
PRESS RELEASE EPA Decision on State of New York’s Proposal to Use Clean Water Funding for Projects Related to Replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides millions of dollars to the State of New York, which in turn provides funding to local governments for various clean water purposes, including […]
GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino: “Slowly but surely, all the myths of the Cuomo Administration are being exposed to sunlight. Today, Mr. Cuomo lost his dubious funding for the new Tappan Zee Bridge. Mr. Cuomo’s much heralded anti-corruption commission now lands him under federal investigation for corruption. His so-called property tax freeze has only driven […]
Garvey/Lawler power-sharing combination in works; things could still change The Rockland County Times has learned from numerous Republican sources that two decade-plus Rockland Republican Chairman Vincent Reda plans to retire from his post at the county reorganizing convention later this month. Currently Reda, town chairs and County Executive Ed Day are in discussions regarding the […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Should a town official be able to be elected and re-elected unlimited times? That was the question at the town board meeting in Clarkstown on September 9, 2014. There was a public hearing about a proposed local law entitled, “Term Limits – Chapter 263 of the Town of Clarkstown.” With this […]