Legislature’s Budget & Finance Committee Requests Chargeback Relief, Passes Post-Sandy Financing

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The County Legislature’s Budget & Finance Committee approved a number of resolutions on May 13 for the general legislative assembly, including a memorializing resolution requesting state lawmaker support for reimbursement of community college chargebacks and the acceptance of various disaster recovery funds. The request for the state legislature aims […]

Scott Walters Agains Challenges for School Board of Nanuet

Rockland County Times Scott Walters is running for a spot on the Nanuet School Board for the seventh time in 10 years. Always being on the ballot means he’s waiting to be elected, then he’ll be on the ballot only once every three years. Will 2013 and the seventh attempt be lucky, or will he […]

Councilman George Hoehmann Elected President of the Rockland County Municipal Planning Federation

PRESS RELEASE (New City, NY) – Clarkstown Councilman George Hoehmann was elected to serve as the President of the Rockland County Municipal Planning Federation at the 25th annual meeting held on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at New York Country Club.  The Rockland Municipal Planning Federation is a not for profit organization that helps to disseminate information related […]

Vlad Leon: “Why David Fried Should Abandon Campaign”

PRESS RELEASE Vladimir Leon’s campaign reacts to Newsday’s reports of David Fried receipt of 2006 campaign donations from a total of three separate felons: The campaign observes that the corridor of corruption has dominated the news for more than four weeks now. Days after, David Fried quickly distanced himself from the focal point of the […]

ED DAY WILL RUN ON PRESERVE RAMAPO LINE

Preserve Ramapo Chairman Bob Rhodes confirmed to the Rockland County Times that not only has Ed Day received the advocacy group’s endorsement, his name will appear on their ballot line in the Town of Ramapo during the 2013 general election. Day’s appearance on the Preserve Ramapo line figures to earn him hundreds of votes from […]

State to pick up local share of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee home buyouts

Statement from Assemblyman James Skoufis (D): “The combined destructive forces of Hurricane Irene and Topical Storm Lee have left scars in Orange and Rockland Counties that can still be seen today. Property owners are still burdened by the financial realities and difficulties of the rebuilding process. By covering the 25 percent of non-federal property buyout […]