To the Editor, This year’s Orangetown supervisor election will be primarily decided based on who is best equipped to manage town finances, protect the character and integrity of our neighborhoods and prevent overdevelopment. These are local issues, not driven by national, ideological or partisan considerations. We have seen in just the last week, however, why […]
Local political figures must disavow Ramapo 5 and those who nominate them or they tacitly support them By Chris Day, Candidate for Orangetown Supervisor Recently, five Ramapo county legislators, elected via the overwhelming force of the “bloc vote” controlled by the leaders of the Hasidic community and their developer allies, decided to disregard the fact […]
Eliminating O&R should save money, officials say BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown is proceeding with buying its own street lights at a potential savings of nearly $350,000 annually over what the town now pays Orange & Rockland Utilities for that same service. An update on the plan was given to the […]
BY CHRIS DAY, Republican candidate for Orangetown supervisor PHOTOS BY SARA WALDRON (Taken at May 2 Chris Day fundraiser) Orangetown is known as a friendly, diverse, and welcoming place. We enjoy our suburban lifestyle and welcome all who share those characteristics and values to join us here. However, there are some who want things like high […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES By all accounts, Brian Kenny is one of the most competent but unassuming and unknown public officials working for the Town of Orangetown. And, by his account, one of the most unappreciated. He has never received a pay increase since he was hired in 1995 Brian Kenny is […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT Bloomberg LP, fresh from a “Topping Off” ceremony for its new corporate data collection center in Orangeburg a week earlier, is now seeking permission from the Town of Orangetown to authorize construction of a “Helipad” there as well. A presentation was made to the Town Board at a sparsely attended workshop meeting […]