BY MICHAEL CASTELLUCCIO April 28, 2016–When Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence was arrested two weeks ago, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said it was the first municipal-bond related criminal securities fraud case brought against a public official. St. Lawrence was charged with 22 counts of securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy for selling over $150 million […]
By County Executive Ed Day Look what happens when you make it known that Rockland is open for business Chinese tour operators spend the day visiting and word of all that Rockland has to offer reaches back to their native land. Golden Krust Bakery, a company founded by Jamaican immigrants, moves its operations from the Bronx […]
Letter to The Journal News from NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Given the turn of events in the Town of Ramapo related to the questionable financing of a minor league baseball stadium, is there any doubt New York’s local development corporations need more oversight? Commonly known as LDCs, these entities are private, not-for-profit corporations often […]
Two middle school students, one from Thiells, are the top winners in the “Are You a Solar Superstar? Make a Difference One Ray at a Time” Earth Day contest, sponsored by the Briarcliff Manor-based Sunrise Solar Solutions LLC, the largest locally owned and operated solar company in the Hudson Valley. Cecilia Roe, a sixth grader […]
Letter from the Mayor of Montebello Lance Millman: All Planning and Zoning Board members have been appointed and approved by the Town Board, presumably upon St. Lawrence’s recommendations. Land-use board member have been active in all aspects of the town’s approvals, including one prior zoning board member, now a Town Board member, who has been […]
Camp Invention, the nationally renowned summer enrichment day camp program, supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and a product of the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), is coming to Clarkstown Community Learning Center the week of August 8, 2016. For students entering grades one through six, Camp Invention is a […]