PRESS RELEASE Suffern Mayor Dagan Lacorte, a candidate for the 2013 county executive race, has called for the repeal of Rockland’s $14 million-a-year energy tax in a new television ad. “Sky high energy costs are straining our family budgets and sending jobs out of Rockland,“ Lacorte said, “We need bold solutions” Lacorte said he would […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The passing of Town Clerk Josephine Carella leaves the Haverstraw Town Board with a one-year vacancy to fill before the position is back up for election in 2013. Supervisor Howard Phillips said so far the only application he’s received for the job is from Karen Bulley, the deputy village clerk of West Haverstraw. […]
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) today issued the following statement following her election as Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee: “It is an honor to be selected by my colleagues to serve as Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee in the 113th Congress. It is especially gratifying to be the first woman to lead […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature narrowly voted 10-7 to approve a revised version of the December 2012 budget, making major cutbacks while avoiding the layoffs of contract-safeguarded employees and restoring some programs which were initially eliminated. The budget produced significant dissent for a variety of reasons, with opposing votes from Legislators Day, Moroney, […]
Former Village of Spring Valley Justice David Fried announced last Sunday his intention to run for Rockland County Executive next year. Fried made the formal announcement in his hometown of Spring Valley outside of his family’s business, Tire Warehouse and Auto Center. Earlier in the week Fried resigned from his position as justice so he […]
Press Release from Eliot Engel’s Office Congressman Eliot Engel announced last week, that $20 million in federal funds were awarded to New York State for emergency repairs of roads damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Rep. Engel said, “Sandy caused heavy damage in lower New York State and these funds, from the Federal Highway Administration, are for […]