Cornell requests state to deny United Water desal pre-construction charges

BY MICHAEL RICONDA County Legislator Harriet Cornell has once again sounded alarms on United Water New York’s proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw, specifically targeting what she says are vague and non-transparent financial projections. Cornell issued a request to the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) to deny UWNY’s planned rate hike of $56.8 million to make […]

ROCKLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR APPOINTED

Rockland County Executive Ed Day last week announced the appointment of Myrnia Bass-Hargrove as director of Community Relations. “The Community Relations director has emerged as a major objective in my administration’s strategic plan and I have asked Myrnia to work with us to improve upon and build those relationships.” Bass-Hargrove will serve as the liaison […]

Lalor and Democrat have idea to toughen murder case sentencing

PRESS RELEASE FROM KIERAN LALOR Democratic Senator Terry Gipson and Republican Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor have announced a bipartisan legislative initiative that would give judges in New York State the discretion to allow the sentencing for two or more crimes through a single act to run consecutively when one of the crimes results in a […]

Republican Congressional Nominating Convention takes place tomorrow

PRESS RELEASE The Westchester and Rockland Republican Committees will be holding a joint convention at Doubletree Inn in Tarrytown, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow to nominate their candidate for New York’s 17th Congressional District.  At the time of this release, Chris Day is the only announced candidate and he will be delivering remarks at the event.  Details […]

Justice Garvey Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against Delhomme, Restores Fonvil’s Trustee Position

Justice Garvey Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against Delhomme, Restores Fonvil’s Trustee Position

According to reliable sources, Rockland County Judge Margaret Garvey granted a temporary restraining order to stop Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme from vacating the trustee position of Vilair Fonvil and from appointing a new trustee. The political situation in the Village of Spring Valley became even stranger Monday as former trustee, 2013 mayoral candidate and current Mayor’s […]