By Legal Larry Ask any local elected official about their concerns for their municipality. Chances are that beside the overwhelming issue surrounding local budgets, the biggest concern is what to do with the religious land use applications. Recent litigations in Rockland have sent shock waves throughout the communities where applications for religious uses of land […]
00Biography Summary of Education and Credentials: • SUNY Rockland, AS in Math & Science. • Binghamton University, BS in Molecular Biology. • Columbia University, MS in Sustainability Management and Economic Development. • Independent Study: Science: Soybean Proteins, Equisetin HIV Inhibitor. • Independent Study: Economics: Rockland County Budget Deficit Crisis. • Publication: High-Sensitivity C – Reactive […]
Ilan Schoenberger has been a resident of Rockland County for over 50 years. He is a graduate of Clarkstown High School and SUNY Rockland. He also graduated from Pace University and St. John’s Law School. With Rhoda, his wife of over 42 years, Ilan raised a family in Rockland and has roots that run deep […]
Rita Louie is a trustee on the Village of Pomona board and was the deputy Mayor of the village of Pomona from 2009 through 2013. Rita knows that as taxes rise and the quality of life in Rockland continues to be threatened by over development and destruction of natural resources, a caring voice must be […]
It’s taxation without representation! Most voters electing candidate scantly use town Highway Department, as villages and unincorporated Pomona have separate highway services. Â BY MARC MOSS There’s something funny about the Town of Haverstraw highway superintendents election that nobody is talking about. That funny thing is the fact that the election is likely to be […]
Increase had been anticipated Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System will decline slightly in Fiscal Year 2014-15, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced this week. The average contribution rate for the Employee Retirement System (ERS) will decrease by 0.8 percent of payroll, from 20.9 percent to 20.1 […]