Rockland County legislators voted 10-1 to amend and approve a 2023 County Budget that has no property tax increases, no program cuts and no layoffs. “I am grateful that by working together, all sides were able to come to agreement on a budget that will continue vital county services and maintain our county workforce – […]
Rockland County residents will save about $10 million in energy sales taxes after the County Executive and County Legislature launched actions to end the tax. The move comes prior to the arrival of colder temperatures and is expected to save taxpayers about $4 million in just the winter months alone, and about $10 million […]
In the wake of a rainy week and Tuesday’s torrential downpour, County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert have lifted the Modified Stage II Water Emergency, effective immediately. Emergency conditions were originally put in place Thursday 8/18/2022 and established a number of restrictions on water use. Fortunately, those limitations have […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. remind residents the local sales cap tax on motor fuel, which is capped at $2 per gallon, goes into effect tomorrow, June 1. The change means local sales tax will only be applied to the first $2 of a gasoline purchase. Inspectors from […]
Sherman Brody, 46 of Haverstraw, NY, has pled guilty to one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, a class “B” felony that has netted him a 14 year prion sentence. From late 2017 to April 2021, the defendant engaged in a course of sexual abuse against a young […]
A Nanuet family has suffered a terrible tragedy. On Sunday night, the Clarkstown Police Department responded to a local residence within the hamlet after receiving reports of a drowning incident involving a 2-year-old child. Arriving officers entered the rear yard of the residence, where they observed family members had removed the unresponsive child from the […]