On Monday, May 12, Rocklanders are invited to a discussion on: Water, Energy, & Rail: What is the Real Cost of Rockland, hosted by the Rockland Republican Women’s Leadership Group. Guest speakers include County Legislator Douglas Jobson, George Potanovic Jr. and Susan Filgueras (Stony Point Action Committee for the Environment). The event will take place […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Part of our sweeping effort to improve Rockland’s economy involves empowering our local municipal leaders, business owners and non-profits. In the past, our county has left these stakeholders to largely fend for themselves when it came to navigating the confusing web of state-funded programs for job creation and community […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature approved on Tuesday a resolution which they argue will press county agencies into more timely payments of their obligations. The law, which passed unanimously, requires the county to pay for vouchers, requisitions, purchase orders, debt, contractual and legal obligations within 60 days of any agreement. […]
STONY POINT – A minor zoning dispute has blown up into a drama between Stony Point Town Engineer Kevin Maher, Chief Building & Zoning Inspector William Sheehan, and the Town’s Zoning Board, with Maher claiming the Zoning Board is ignoring a safety hazard in the town. In an Article 78 filing submitted to the NY […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Talking among friends last week, our discussion turned to the latest job numbers. One person remarked, “Rockland’s unemployment rate is down almost a point from the same time last year. This is great news!” True, it’s a big improvement over where we were. But, great news? Not if […]
Sale of Summit Park on front burner BY KATHY KAHN If Rocklanders have been in a daze over the state of the county’s finances, their new county executive has been working his way through the daze and the haze to get the county on a positive track. Former Legislator Ed Day, who won by a […]