BY BRIAN EDSALL On June 29, Dennis Dale approached the podium at Rockland Community College’s Board of Trustees meeting. He wanted answers, but left only with more questions. Dale, 74, has served on the RCC Foundation Board for approximately 13 years. Dale heard rumors that the college faced significant financial shortfalls and wanted to know why. […]
The New York State Comptroller’s Office told Rockland County officials this week that the math in County Executive Ed Day’s proposed 2018 budget is good. The deputy state comptroller reviewed the proposed $684.25 million spending plan, which stays within the state property tax cap, and had this to say in a letter to Rockland officials: […]
During a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee regarding Oversight of the Dept. of Justice, Arizona Rep. Franks (R) asked Sessions about a news report published by The Hill which indicated the FBI maybe investigating Planned Parenthood based on allegations the organization profits from the sale of the body parts of aborted babies. Sessions replied, […]
BY MICHAEL CASTELLUCCIO Aaron Troodler, the Ramapo Town attorney who served as Christopher St. Lawrence’s executive director of the Ramapo Local Development Corp (RLDC) has been disbarred by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York. On March 7, 2017, he plead guilty to federal offenses including securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities […]
BY BILL WEBER, 2017 candidate, Town of Ramapo supervisor SHANI BECHHOFER & GRANT VALENTINE, 2017 candidates, Town of Ramapo Council Our campaign gave voice to many thousands of people who want to live in a different kind of Ramapo. A fiscally healthy, economically viable, well-governed Ramapo. A Ramapo in which people talk to each other, […]
BY KATHY KAHN Historic Stony Point is not immune to the opioid crisis, Police Chief Brian Moore told the Town Board at its regular meeting on November 14. “Last year, we had four calls to revive someone with Narcan,” said Moore. “This year, we’ve had nine calls to date.” The surge in opiate abuse in […]