BY MICHAEL RICONDA NANUET – State Sen. David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Ossining) made an appearance at the Quick Stop on North Middletown Road in Nanuet today to announce a new proposal to set aside unclaimed lottery funds for state-funded kindergarten programs. The bill was announced at the sale location of a $1 million lottery ticket which will […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – After a late evening of extended discussion on two different plans, the Rockland County Legislature passed its draft budget proposal and rejected a rival compromise plan with deeper cuts and a more significant allocation toward deficit reduction on Thursday night. The Legislature voted 15-2 for their own plan, which […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Though Republicans will dominate Congress in 2015 and provide a significant counter to President Barack Obama during his last two years in the White House, they must still weather inter-party conflict before the end of the current legislative session and the beginning of GOP dominance. Republican Party leadership have indicated that though […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Since my first day in office, I’ve been working to return Rockland County to fiscal responsibility. Without decisive action, the County’s severe budget problems will persist, threatening economic recovery, job growth and our quality of life. The people elected me to fix our money problems. Unfortunately, it’s become clear […]
To overturn the jury’s decision now would be a cruel and unjust slap in the face to the families of Sergeant Edward O’Grady, Officer Waverly “Chipper” Brown and Brinks guard Peter Paige. Nine children were left without fathers in the wake of this brutal and morally reprehensible crime. The conduct of Judith Clark – and […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Democratic leadership in the County Legislature is hoping to reduce the annual payments on the county’s deficit to $4 million in order to fully restore proposed cuts to the Sheriff’s Dept. in County Executive Ed Day’s proposed budget, the Rockland County Times has learned. The original budget contained a $10 million payment […]