DiNAPOLI CONCERNED WITH ROCKLAND COUNTY BUDGET

FROM THE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE DiNapoli says revenue estimates overly optimistic, no plan to reduce deficit  Rockland County’s 2013 budget contains unreasonable revenue and spending projections that could increase the county’s deficit, warned State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli in a budget review issued Friday. “Rockland County officials are working hard to address fiscal stress in their […]

Congresswoman Nita Lowey to Mark Earth Day with Stony Point Elementary Students

  White Plains, NY – On Earth Day, Monday, April 22nd, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), local officials and environmental advocates will speak to 3rd grade students at Stony Point Elementary School about the importance of protecting America’s and the world’s air, land and water. WHO: Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) Stony Point Supervisor Geoffrey Finn Keep Rockland Beautiful […]

ADOPT MELLOW

ADOPT MELLOW

A striking 3-year-old taffy and white medium sized Staffy mix, Mellow has some taffy colored spots which perhaps could come from a type of Spaniel breed. She is somewhat nervous but willing to trust the humans that she’s meeting at the shelter. She was surrendered because her owner simply no longer wanted her. Let their […]

SPPD TO CONDUCT “OPERATION SAFE STOP”

The Stony Point Police will be participating in “Operation Safe Stop” by adding additional patrols starting today, April 18. Funds for this initiative were procured through the Governors Traffic Safety Committee. Clarkstown Poilice Department is also participating. “Operation Safe Stop” targets drivers who pass stopped school buses. Increased patrols will continue throughout the school year […]

NYSRPA files for preliminary injunction against SAFE Act

The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association has filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in federal court in Buffalo seeking to stop enforcement of various provisions of the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013. At the same time the Association also filed a Motion for Expedited Hearing on its motion for a […]

GOVERNOR CUOMO DETAILS REFORMS TO WORKERS COMPENSATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

PRESS RELEASE FROM GOVERNOR CUOMO  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday said that employers will see $1.2 billion in savings as a result of reforms to the state’s Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Insurance systems that were included in the recently passed state budget. “For too many years, businesses in New York struggled under the burdensome […]