New Highway Facility Ribbon-Cutting

New Highway Facility  Ribbon-Cutting

After more than two decades of development, Rockland County has now replaced a facility that had been in use since the early 20th century. On the morning of Tuesday, November 14, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Highway Superintendent Charles โ€œSkipโ€ Vezzetti led a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Countyโ€™s new highway facility. Located at […]

CROP and Carbon: How the CROP for Farming Act reduces carbon footprint

CROP and Carbon: How the CROP for Farming Act reduces carbon footprint

Last month, Congressman Mike Lawler and Representative Elissa Slotkin introduced a new bill, the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices (CROP) for Farming Act. The goal of the CROP for Farming Act is to reduce nitrous oxide and methane emissions. Furthermore, it promotes carbon sequestration, also known as โ€œcarbon farming,โ€ to take carbon from the air […]

Democrats win legislature super majority, Hoehmann getโ€™s fifth term, in 2023 election

Democrats win legislature super majority, Hoehmann getโ€™s fifth term, in 2023 election

The results are in. After an election season that left many key positions in county government vulnerable, but few of them contested, election night 2023 ended with major wins for county Democrats, a new mayor for Nyack, and a third term for Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehman, the only Town Supervisor to face a serious challenge […]

District 17 Candidate: Dana Stilley, Democratic/ Working Families

District 17 Candidate: Dana Stilley, Democratic/ Working Families

District 17 Democratic and Working Families candidate Dana Stilley has been a resident of Orangetown her entire life. After graduating from Tappan Zee High School, she earned a BS in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University, as well as an MBA in Finance and Management Science from Columbia Business School. Stilley also earned a […]

District 11 Candidate: Will Kennelly, Republican/Conservative (Updated)

District 11 Candidate: Will Kennelly, Republican/Conservative (Updated)

District 11 Republican and Conservative candidate Walter โ€œWillโ€ Kennelly has been a Clarkstown resident since age 5, with his wife Donna having been a resident since she was 15. Kennelly has lived in Congers with his wife Donna and raised his 3 daughters, ages 34, 32 and 26. Kennelly had a โ€œlong and distinguished careerโ€ […]

District 10 Candidate: Beth Davidson, Democratic/Working Families

District 10 Candidate: Beth Davidson, Democratic/Working Families

District 10 Democratic and Working Families candidate Beth Davidson is a freelance writer and political consultant who has worked for 15 years for nonprofits and political organizations around the country. She previously worked for the MS Society, New York City; EMILYโ€™s List; the National Campaign to Prevent Pregnancy and Dan Klores Communications. She has a […]

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