Orangetown Ponders New Town Hall Architect/Planner Sought for Guidance

BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Orangetown officials are beginning to feel a little cramped in their dusky, old town hall. Board members have questioned whether the more than half-century old Town Hall building still meets the town’s needs, or if perhaps it’s time for renovation or replacement of the building. At the […]

Bridge tolls, Medicaid biggest concern of county leaders

Bridge tolls, Medicaid biggest concern of county leaders

BY KATHY KAHN Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress hosted county executives from Putnam, Rockland and Westchester, giving top officials an opportunity to discuss the issues they face, which included the new Tappan Zee Bridge, mandates and the rising cost of Medicaid. The new span that connects Westchester and Rockland will have a sleek new look […]

Trump and Clinton win on primary day in New York State

With 94 percent of precincts reporting in New York State the vote tally is: REPUBLICAN Donald Trump- 60.1 percent John Kasich- 25.2 percent Ted Cruz- 14.7 percent DEMOCRAT Hillary Clinton- 57.6 percent Bernie Sanders- 42.4 percent With 100 percent of precincts in Rockland County reporting the vote tally is: REPUBLICAN Donald J. Trump . . . . . . […]

Village of Suffern calls for St. Lawrence’s resignation

Trustees say there is no avoiding St. Lawrence’s taint Trustees in the Village of Suffern are in open revolt against Town of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, officially requesting his resignation from office in a statement sent to the media Friday evening. The trustees, including Mayor Ed Markunas, said federal allegations of wire and securities fraud filed Thursday morning against St. Lawrence ought […]

Strike out for St. Lawrence and cronies

Strike out for St. Lawrence and cronies

(Update of original article published Thursday morning) BY KATHY KAHN Despite cronyism and the continuous caustic criticism of Christopher St. Lawrence’s long and “storied” tenure as town of Ramapo supervisor, today’s arrest is likely the last time his name will appear on a voting ballot. Yesterday morning, April 14, St. Lawrence was led out of his […]

Today is the day: St. Lawrence walks Preet’s plank

Soon after dawn Thursday, April 14 rumors were circulating in Rockland County that Town of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence was about to be hauled in by federal agents for his shady means of financing and forcing through the town’s $60 million baseball stadium in Pomona. Well folks, it’s happened. Preet and his FBI team […]