By: Jennifer Korn On Thursday Dec 17, South Nyack residents will be asked to vote on a referendum that could result in their village being reabsorbed into Orangetown. After the petition to hold the referendum was filed, the South Nyack Village Board hired CGR, a consulting company, to prepare a report that highlights the impacts […]
By: Jennifer Korn On Tuesday, Nov. 24, CGR (Center for Governmental Research) presented its report on the potential impacts of a village dissolution at the South Nyack Board of Trustees meeting. The report was prepared by Paul Bishop, Principal, and David Riley, Senior Associate of CGR. The significant impacts of dissolution include the elimination of […]
Jennifer Korn The Rockland County Legislature unanimously passed a series of amendments to County Executive Ed Day’s 2021 budget proposal during their last meeting on Tuesday evening. Before stating the legislature’s recommendations, Legislator Michael Grant highlighted aspects of Day’s proposed budget that the legislature was in favor of. “The good news is the proposed budget […]
By County Executive Ed Day 2020 has not been an easy year. Many of us have lost loved ones and dealt with stress and anxiety at levels we have never before experienced. Despite these challenges we still have so much to be thankful for as we enter the holiday season. Though one challenge we still […]
Toll Booths Disappear as Fees Rise Rockland, Westchester Commuters Not Affected By Bridge Toll Hike By Kathy Kahn As if New Yorkers aren’t smarting enough from the price hikes that are going on all around them, the Thruway Authority announced tolls on the Cuomo crossing between Rockland and Westchester are going up January 1. Originally […]
Jennifer Korn On Monday, Gov. Cuomo announced New York State’s plan for combatting COVID-19 this winter. To develop the plan, Cuomo and the state’s COVID-19 task force worked with global public health experts, local governments and other collaborators over the past week. The plan includes five strategies that are focused on limiting the spread of […]