BY GEORGE HOEHMANN Supervisor, Town of Clarkstown The Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack welcomes 21 million visitors each year, attracting both Clarkstown residents as well as shoppers from across the region. It’s one of the biggest malls in the nation and a major shopping and tourist hub for Clarkstown, Rockland and the metropolitan area. […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day this week announced the appointment of Lori Gruebel as commissioner of Personnel. Her appointment was unanimously approved by the Rockland County Legislature. “Lori is an innovative manager who has the skills we need to manage this key department,” said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. “She has a strong record […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYMAN SKOUFIS Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that the Assembly and Senate both passed legislation he authored to provide mandate relief to taxpayers by streamlining local assessor and tax collector offices. “This measure, which I’ve spent four legislative sessions working to pass, will provide much-needed mandate relief to our communities,” Skoufis said. […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SEN. LARKIN Senator Bill Larkin (R-C-I, 39th District) passed legislation that would permit union free and central school districts to establish school election wards. This legislation will restrict the election of candidates to the board of education to the particular election district where those candidates and the voters for that district reside. “This […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH The last forty-eight hours have been interesting, to say the least, in Ramapo politics. Since former supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence’s conviction on federal securities fraud charges last month forced his resignation, Deputy Supervisor Yitzchok Ullman has been serving as interim supervisor. In a hastily called special meeting on Monday night, the […]
BY ASSEMBLYMAN KIERAN LALOR (R-Fishkill, 105th Assembly District) The flag of our country is a symbol of freedom, democracy and hope. But I think the flag also has real tangible power. Let me give you a couple of examples of what I mean. Look back on the battle for Iwo Jima in the Pacific during […]