BY DYLAN SKRILOFF In late July, Haverstraw highway superintendent candidate Barry Berman, a former treasurer of the Haverstraw Ambulance Corps and former member of the town Architectural Review Board, was arrested and charged with felony coercion and larceny for allegedly attempting to solicit a $3,000 payoff from fellow candidate John Piperato in return for Berman […]
Democratic Party write-in candidate Vladimir Leon (D-Spring Valley) is challenging David Fried and Legislator Ilan Shoenberger to a debate about Rockland County’s current budget and future economic development before the September 10 Democratic primary. The Rockland County Times has offered to host the debate and to find a mutually agreed-upon moderator as well as web streaming service. News […]
Stephen R. Brown, president & Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Valley Bank, has announced the appointment of William (Bill) E. Sherwood, retired NYS Supreme Court Justice and former Stony Point town supervisor, as a business consultant to Hudson Valley Bank. Judge Sherwood served throughout the Ninth Judicial District’s five counties for 14 years. He then […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Sometimes the line that divides right from wrong can seem blurred. A hot topic at Clarkstown’s Town Board meeting on August 20 had to do with the Code of Ethics in the town code. The recent tapes that Legislator Frank Sparaco released to the public were mentioned by members of the […]
BY MARC MOSS Update: Following the Rockland County Times breaking the story, the Rockland Journal News discovered an additional $16,000 in donations from Brega related individuals to Ilan Schoenberger, for a total of $48,000, accounting for close to 50 percent of Schoenberger’s contributions in the January-July reporting period Brega Transport of Valley Cottage recently […]
BY PATRICIA WESENBERG As tax reform picks up speed in Congress, special-interest groups are storming Capitol Hill to ensure that they get favorable tax treatment. Fortunately, some groups — like credit unions — are looking out for the interests of hard-working Americans in this tax reform debate. For years, big banks have been trying to […]