PRESS RELEASE FROM LEG. DAY The Rockland County Legislature passed two resolutions at its September 17Â meeting in support of State Assembly bills that call for the phasing out of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Payroll Mobility Tax in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk by the year 2017 (A.1442), and in […]
Sources from within county executive candidate David Fried’s camp have assured the Rockland County Times that the Democratic nominee expects to receive the official endorsement of the Independence Party on Monday, and not Suffern Mayor Dagan LaCorte, as was speculated in the Rockland County Times this week. Fried said the official endorsement is being handed down […]
Day, Fried differ on ways new county exec can improve business climate NEW CITY – Ed Day and David Fried differ on how to get the job done, but they both agree that Rockland’s next county executive must do a better job at bolstering the county’s business climate and improving its image as a shopping […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL The parking lot was full and cars were circling to find spots at the Town Board Meeting in Clarkstown on Tuesday, September 10. The front half of the room was full of eager kids and excited families of local sports team. But the back half of the room gave off an […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – In a continuation of the drama surrounding Dennis Malone’s race for Clarkstown highway superintendent, the embattled candidate is now filing suit to eliminate Working Families Party absentee ballots. Though there is no allegation of illegality with the Board of Elections, Malone’s complaint alleges the number of Working Families absentee […]
By Michael Riconda Orangetown – Orangetown Receiver of Taxes candidate Chris Smith announced his intention to file a formal complaint with the state’s Board of Elections on September 16 to find information he claims was absent from his opponent’s donor report. Smith filed the complaint with Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel member Elizabeth Hogan. In […]