Press Release from NYSAC The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) on Monday presented testimony on the county impact of the 2013-14 State Budget to a Local Government Hearing of the New York State Legislature. While there are no new state resources set aside to ease the financial burden of state mandates imposed on […]
Press Release Rockland County Legislator Frank Sparaco (R-Valley Cottage) has announced that he is declining to seek the post of minority leader of the Rockland County Legislature for the 2013 session. Legislator Sparaco was elected minority leader for the 2011 session, and again for the 2012 session. “It has been a privilege and an honor […]
Press Release The members of the Rockland County Legislature’s Budget and Finance Committee passed a resolution on Tuesday to urge the United States Senate and the House of Representatives to support a tax relief package proposed by U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (NY) and Robert Menendez (NJ) to aid individuals and businesses that suffered financial loss […]
Supervisor Stewart chooses a new finance director; and he’s a veteran in more ways than one “Mr. Bencik, can you save us the dregs of tax hell?” “I can’t make any promises Mr. Stewart, but I’ll sure as heck try.” So might have gone the first interview between desperate-for-tax-relief Supervisor of Orangetown Andy Stewart and […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The North Rockland Central School District Committee of the Whole met Tuesday afternoon at the administration building for their regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting opened with an announcement by school board president Deborah Gatti that the board is now going paperless for their meetings. Gatti briefly talked about the new software they […]
CORRECTION: The original version of this article stated that the next town board meeting will be October 11 at 8 p.m. The town has now changed the time to October 11 at 6 p.m. BY MICHAEL CAHILL Budget season is just around the corner and Haverstraw residents can expect to see their taxes go […]