Nearly 400 fire departments across New York State have already signed up for the seventh annual RecruitNY weekend, a major initiative of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY). On April 29-30, firehouses across the state will open their doors to the public in an effort to increase membership in the volunteer fire service. In […]
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) this week announced that New York State Thruway and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) E-ZPass tags will be sold in all 27 state-operated DMV offices beginning Wednesday, April 19. As plans continue for an expansion of cashless tolling on all MTA tunnels and bridges by the end of […]
Reclaim New York executive director Brandon Muir offered the following statement on Tax Day, as taxpayers really feel the heat of New York’s hellacious tax burden: “New York families are once again struggling to survive the most dangerous tax burden in America. A total tax burden that’s the highest in the country, and a business […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA A bill which passed both the New York State Assembly and Senate on March 27 could mean the state will determine victors in national elections based on a popular vote. The vote, sponsored by Republican Sen. Joseph Griffo and Democratic Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, enters New York in an interstate compact seeking to […]
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the region from noon Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday, including all of Rockland County. The National Weather Service predicts 5 – 10″ of snow (updated prediction 5 a.m. Tuesday), beginning late morning/around noon, with the heaviest snow falling between the evening commute and midnight. The snow should […]
Large areas still in danger; north side of fire still out of control BY BILL DEMAREST ORANGEBURG – While Rockland County volunteer firefighters have made some progress, they are still waging a full-scale battle against a wildfire that has engulfed a large area of Clausland Mountain and has sent smoke pouring across the Hudson River […]