LACORTE PRESS RELEASE Mayor Dagan Lacorte, Democratic Party candidate for Rockland County Executive, said the Rockland County Legislature must block outgoing County Executive Scott Vanderhoef from installing his political consultant Sean Mathews as the county’s real property director at a salary $23,900 higher than the previous occupant and for years into the next County Executive’s […]
Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert has been appointed the new Rockland County Commissioner of Health. She will fill the position held by Dr. Joan Facelle, who retired five months ago, after 12 years of service. Board certified in Family Medicine with extensive experience in primary care, rehabilitation care and specialty medicine in private offices, clinics and […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef issued his final State of the County speech at the Rockland County Legislature’s meeting on March 5, taking aim at budget and financial challenges and the county’s experiences with Hurricane Sandy. Vanderhoef, who is currently serving his final term, spent a significant amount of time discussing […]
PRESS RELEASE County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef on Wednesday vetoed most of the amendments that the Legislature made to his proposed budget. Vanderhoef did not veto the Legislature’s restoration of the Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol and five Patrol officers, as well as the Mosquito Control Program of the Rockland County Health Department. “I share and respect […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature voted on Tuesday evening to override the county executive’s veto of its Brega Transportation contract vote and approved an extension of county bus services. The legislature voted in September to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, which was agreed to be Brega. However, […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY– During a meeting on the Rockland County Legislature on October 3, Chairwoman Harriet Cornell announced that County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef had vetoed a measure which would have declared Brega Transportation Corp. the lowest responsible bidder for a contested public transportation contract. According to Chairwoman Cornell, Vanderhoef issued a letter to […]