Public Service Announcement: More fires are reported on July 4th than any other day of the year in the U.S. With Independence Day right around the corner, The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) reminds residents that fireworks are illegal to own or use by anyone other than licensed professionals in New […]
Press Release from Legislator Ilan Schoenberger New City, NY (June 21, 2013) County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger urged that any money that comes to the County of Rockland as a result of the deficit bond which was approved by the Senate last night and the Assembly earlier this month, should be put in a “lock-box” so […]
Press release from NY unions Today, unions representing workers all across the state panned Start Up NY (formerly Tax Free NY) as bad policy that lacks any semblance of basic fairness. Among the provisions included in Start Up NY is a misguided exemption from state income taxes for workers employed by entities covered under the […]
Press Release from Ed Day County Executive Candidate and County Legislator Ed Day has announced a plan aimed at increasing independent advice and oversight over the fiscal and budgetary process in Rockland County. “Rockland County currently has an appointed position of county auditor authorized, but the county executive and the legislative majority have failed to […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SEN. DAVID CARLUCCI Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) today welcomed back organ donor champion Lauren Shields and advocacy groups to Albany in their latest effort to pass a sweeping overhaul of how the organ donation process is administered in New York State. In arguing for greater control over the Donate Life Registry for […]
PEARL RIVER, NY June 20, 2013 — Rockland civic and business leaders today welcomed Bloomberg L.P., the giant global financial media and information company, to the home of its new datacenter in Orangeburg with a beam-raising ceremony. Pictured here at the beam-raising, from left, are: Richard Struck, O&R Director of Economic Development; Michael DiTullo, President […]