Anything is possible in Spring Valley, it seems. Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme has summarily stripped Village Trustee Vilair Fonvil of his title, claiming that Clerk Kathryn Ball who had sworn in Fonvil was not properly appointed to her position and thus all of her official actions during her brief tenure are legally moot. Ironically, […]
FROM THE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE State tax collections through the first 10 months of the state’s fiscal year increased 4.2 percent from last year, but were below projections largely due to the timing of Personal Income Tax (PIT) payments, according to the January 2014 cash report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The […]
BY DAVID W. ALMASI, Project 21 Project 21 member John Meredith released a statement about the vandalism of the statue depicting his civil rights icon father, James Meredith, that is located on the campus of the University of Mississippi. In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 16, a construction contractor working on the Ole […]
Statement from Assemblyman James Skoufis: “Our students face out-of-control costs and crushing debt if they decide to pursue a degree – hardworking families need help going to college, not prison inmates. We need a plan, like my Tuition-Free NY legislation, that will more appropriately invest the resources we have and provide relief to students and […]
Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester), Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-96), Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-97), and Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-99) invite the Rockland community to join them at a public meeting to gather input on the 2014-2015 executive budget. The meeting will take place Thursday, February 20 from 3-5 p.m. at the Finkelstein Memorial Library, 24 Chestnut Street […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The County Legislature joined the Town of Haverstraw and other jurisdictions and officially voted on Tuesday for a resolution approving a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement between NRG Bowline and various county, town and village entities in a deal to clarify ongoing tax confusions regarding the Haverstraw […]