LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE New City (April 4, 2014) – Rockland County Legislator and Majority Leader Aron B. Wieder (Spring Valley – District 13) presented the annual Majority Address to the full legislature on Tuesday evening, April 1. His address touched on many issues facing the county, including financial and social challenges. Legislator Wieder praised his […]
By Michael Riconda Nanuet – Seniors statewide will have greater acccess to coverage through the enhanced Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC) and School Tax Relief Program (STAR) thanks to various fixes to the newly-passed state budget. At a Senior Advisory Committee meeting at the Nanuet Public Library on April 4, State Sen. David Carlucci […]
Statement from Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) “Yesterday, Governor Cuomo was bragging about the tough new ethics reform package in his budget. Today, disgraced former state senator and ex-con Nick Spano will host a fundraiser for Cuomo. This sets a new record for hypocrisy from the governor. We can’t clean up Albany when the governor […]
Cuomo wields bat while Legislators given balls at signing BY KATHY KAHN Spring training has only just begun. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday thanked the New York State Legislature for approving the $138 billion 2013-2014 budget on time, one he said “passed with overwhelming margins, making it truly a collective, cooperative effort.” After state salaries, benefits […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY As the effort to find a suitable buyer for the Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center forges ahead, I’ve been asked to remind county residents of the leading role played by the Local Development Corporation, or LDC, during this complex process. Under the previous administration, the county formed […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature approved its share of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Agreement for Bloomberg’s new data center in Orangeburg, upholding its end of a bargain which will bring dozens of new jobs into the county. The county’s end of the agreement guarantees a multi-million county […]