PRESS RELEASE FROM SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE Town Supervisor Andy Stewart presented his 2017 budget proposal at the regular meeting of the Town Board on Tuesday, September 27. If passed by the Town Board, this would be the fifth year in a row that the town budget has stayed under the tax cap. “This is a lean, […]
The Lyme Disease Support & Wellness Group of Rockland County is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, October 5, at 7pm, in the Community Room at Suffern Village Hall, 61 Washington Ave., Suffern, NY; and will continue to meet the first Wednesday of each month thereafter. For more information call Nancy Christopher at 845-729-2831, or visit our Facebook page, Lyme Disease […]
President Obama’s veto of a bill allowing the families of September 11 victims to sue the Saudi Arabian government was harshly rejected by Congress on Wednesday. With this veto, the bill will become a law giving victim’s families the right to sue the Saudi Arabian government. To override this veto, both the House of Representatives and […]
On Monday, September 19, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF hosted its fifth annual UNICEF Golf Classic at the Manhattan Woods Golf Club to raise funds for UNICEF’s programs that save and improve the lives of children around the world. Co-chaired by Phil Birsh, Christian Simonds and Lou Switzer, the event raised over $250,000 to support […]
The Orangetown Town Board decided to take action and pay $25,000 to pay for monitoring of air and soil around the perimeter of Aluf Plastics. Orangetown will be placing between 24 and 28 tubes around Aluf’s perimeter that monitor the substances in the air and soil. The tubes will cost $372 each. The town says […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY When I took office just three years ago, this county was on the brink of financial disaster. We were a mere $42,000 away from default and had the worst score in New York on the state Comptroller’s list of most fiscally stressed municipalities. Rockland’s score then was 86.7, a […]