From MidHudsonNews.com Upon hearing news that Rockland County might seek to withdraw from the MTA if it can form a partnership for a new transit authority with Orange County, County Executive Edward Diana said he is not ready to consider withdrawing Orange County from the regional authority. The MTA’s Metro-North Railroad provides commuter train service […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Residents gathered Tuesday evening in the community rooms at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack to comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) for a new Tappan Zee Bridge. Tuesday’s meeting is the first of two public hearings where the New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Department […]
BY TONI SOWA Village of Nyack & Nyack Center — State Audit Expenditures for the Village of Nyack totaled approximately $5.3 million for 2010-2011 fiscal year, and were financed primarily by property taxes and state aid, according to a new audit of the village from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. Recently the Village of […]
Press Release from State Comptroller’s Office State Office for Technology (OFT) officials ignored state finance law and procurement guidelines in awarding business to favored companies, and in some cases did so for personal gain, according to an audit released Tuesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The actions of OFT officials cost taxpayers […]
U.S. Term Limits President Philip Blumel hailed the 61st anniversary of the passage of presidential term limits today, releasing the following statement: “61 years ago, the state of Minnesota became the 36th out of the then 48 states to ratify the 22nd amendment to the United States Constitution, which limited Presidents to two 4-year terms. […]
The hard work of Orangeburg native, RCC Honors-grad, and Georgetown University senior Mark Svensson, has received notice by the American government. Svensson spoke with White House officials and fellow young Americans on February 16 on the White House’s Campus Engagement Call. The topic of discussion – youth engagement. Led by White House Liaison to Young […]