Issue cuts across partisan boundaries Rockland County Times A bipartisan group including Orange County Chamber President John D’Ambrosio, Haverstraw Town Supervisor Howard Phillips, Business Council President Heather Briccetti, and RBA President Al Samuels said in a unified voice that the costs of pensions, are “unsustainable.” Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence also supported the message, although […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES While the Town of Orangetown wrestles over how to make its two public golf courses profitable the Town Board decided last week to proceed with another recreational project – creating new soccer and other athletic fields on a portion of the vacant former Rockland Psychiatric Center campus […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Everyone should feel as lucky as Stony Point Supervisor Geoff Finn. The leader of town government says after a month and a half on the job he has “the best job in the world.” “I love my work…I couldn’t ask for a better job,” Finn said of his being a full-time public […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo gave the Town of Stony Point all of two days notice that he’d be sending his men to the town to explain this year’s budget to the public. Governor Cuomo’s budget presentation, which he also recently brought to Haverstraw, was set to take place, Wednesday, February 22, 7 p.m. at the RHO […]
Both sides of desal debate gearing up for public hearings March 6 United Water will hold an open house at their Haverstraw Water Supply Project’s pilot facility on Saturday, Feb 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local residents are invited, tours will be conducted throughout the day. The location of the facility is at […]
BY DIANE DIMOND This is not a column you want your children to read unless you are prepared to have a very important and personal discussion. Then again, maybe that’s why I think it’s important to write this column. Recent events underscore the need to talk to our kids (again) about the sanctity of their […]