Critic says responses are evasive BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Two Tappan Residents are questioning Orangetown officials about the existence of old sewer lines at an abandoned Army base on Western Highway, and are not satisfied with answers the town has given them so far, claiming the responses are more mystifying than […]
A flat tax lesson from Mexico BY ROBERTO SALINAS-LEON With tax season finally behind us, now’s an ideal time for policymakers to reform America’s tax code. While the absurd complexity of the U.S. tax system is still fresh in everyone’s mind, there’s political will for such a move. One of the most popular ideas is […]
BY DIANE DIMOND When they first sit down together, they look uncomfortable. No one knows each other, and it could be a group of people who’ve gathered for a mandatory driver’s ed class or in response to some training ad about how to get a better job. They sit stiffly with their eyes straight ahead, […]
Open letter from Orangetown Supervisor Andy Stewart to county lawmakers Dear Mr. Vanderhoef and Rockland County Legislators, I write to register my objection to the cost-shifting of county-controlled programs to the Towns, and specifically to Orangetown. There is no policy logic to these cost shifts; they are proposed merely because state law permits it. In […]
BY SARA GILBERT The Town of Ramapo board met to discuss hiring employees, approving finances and purchases, and amending resolutions on Wednesday, May 23, as well as get a demonstration from the Suffern Syborgs Booster Club. The Syborgs club won the local competition easily and placed 24th in the world championship, according to their coach, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Following the failure of the county to gain new revenue through a sales tax and mortgage transfer fee due to state legislators refusing to approve the measure, Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef found taxes he could raise without asking the state’s permission. Namely a new 4 percent energy surcharge on your […]