Letter from Guy Gervasi to George Hoehmann and Stephanie Hausner

Hi George & Stephanie, I thank you for sending me your town car report and I do appreciate the work that both of you have done in this area. After reading your report, I can see that, while you have pulled together many disjointed parts of the old policy into one comprehensive policy, in the […]

Grant Funded Projects, Contracts, Bills and More Discussed at Town of Haverstraw Meeting

BY SARA GILBERT The Town of Haverstraw board met on Monday, July 16 to discuss grant-funded projects, employee contracts, billing Rockland County and one residentโ€™s concerns about noise and financial stability. Supervisor Howard Phillips proudly announced that both the Bowline Park lights improvement project and new furniture for the courtroom will not be using any […]

North Rockland Board Meeting Turns to Finger-Pointing and Hurt Feelings

BY SARA GILBERT The public comments portion of the North Rockland Central School District board meeting on Tuesday, June 19 monopolized the evening. CSEA union members were not happy about the lack of communication from administrators and board members. Roughly 40 NRCSD employees squeezed into a room in the administration building at 65 Chapel Street […]

Rockland Legislature Votes to Layoff 102 Workers

Estimates have gone up and down as to how many county employees will be laid off in order to (hopefully) balance this year’s budget and begin to restore the confidence of creditors. The county legislature finally voted Tuesday 14-2 to move forward with a plan to layoff 102 workers and get rid of 45 vacant […]