BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – Amid debate, the Rockland County Legislature’s Planning & Public Works and Budget & Finance committees approved an extension of their agreement with the law firm of Harris Beach, PLLC to continue litigation stemming from a particularly difficult lawsuit filed against the county by West Gate Landscaping, Inc. The suit, […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature discussed and set December 4 as the date for a series of public hearings addressing the deficit and taxation in the county. To be discussed at the hearings are the Rockland County Deficit Reduction Act (RCDRA), a law which will allocate money toward eliminating the deficit, the legislature’s […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The Town of Haverstraw honored specific members of the town’s Hispanic population with Distinguished Service Certificates on Monday evening at town hall as part of Hispanic Heritage month. Haverrstraw Town Supervisor Howard Phillips said he was proud of Havestraw’s Hispanic population, noting that the town has the largest Hispanic population in Rockland […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Residents of the Town of Haverstraw are bracing for a tax increase next year, after the town released its tentative 2013 budget last week The proposed budget of $40.2 million includes a tax increase of 8.86 percent, and a tax levy increase of 11 percent, blowing past New York State’s new 2 […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA The Rockland County Legislature met on Tuesday, July 10 at the Allison-Parrish building in New City, where they discussed issues regarding Rockland Community College’s budget, final plans for Summit Park Nursing Home, and special education for East Ramapo students. First, the legislature discussed Rockland Community College’s budget for 2012-2013. During the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Demonstrators gathered at Ramapo Town Hall at 7:15 p.m. on July 9 to raise awareness of the town’s budgetary woes and voice their objections to the conduct of Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence. Preserve Ramapo organized the event in response to perceived misuse and diversion of public funds, alleged damage done to […]