Legislature sets date on charter discussion, leaves term limit question up in the air BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature met on May 20 to set the date for a discussion of the Rockland County Charter, which may soon see alterations. However, there is some question on whether or not term […]
June 1 demonstration at proposed chicken factory BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Rockland County residents are expected to turnout in force June 1 to protest the impending construction of a massive chicken slaughterhouse proposed for a vacant site on Route 45 in New Hempstead, at the border of New Square. The massive […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day The County of Rockland faces a projected, unaudited budget deficit of $145 million. To help move the County forward, my Administration has undertaken a series of aggressive cost-cutting measures since January, including: 1) the identification and correction of critical inefficiencies 2) the ongoing “flattening” of the government workforce 3) […]
BY ROBERT RHODES Chairman, Preserve Ramapo In September 2012 Preserve Ramapo submitted two petitions to the town of Ramapo. One asked for a referendum to establish single member electoral districts in Ramapo. The other asked that the number of town councilmen be increased from four to six. Instead of reviewing the petitions Chris Samson the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA A movement to re-name the new Tappan Zee Bridge to honor Purple Heart recipients is underway in the Lower Hudson Valley, gathering both debate and support as veterans and their advocates petition Albany to dedicate the bridge to those wounded in America’s armed conflicts. Now, that campaign has spread to Rockland. County […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The recent proposal by a Chinese investment group to develop a “China City of America” on 2,000 acres in nearby Sullivan County has stirred controversy among the locals and sent shock waves into Rockland about the extent to which unchecked foreign investment will alter the demographic, economic and political landscape in New […]