By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Advocates of the nationwide “ban the box” movement have approached the county with their policy to make people with criminal histories more employable. They contend that people with criminal histories that would not preclude employment should be fairly treated and that employed people, with steady incomes, are less likely […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES With Democratic Supervisor Andrew Stewart absent, the four-member Republican majority of the Orangetown Town Board had a fairly easy time of it earlier this month, disposing of a five-page agenda in quick order. The only debate the entire evening was a nearly one-hour discussion on a […]
At the Board of Education meeting on August 25, 2014, the South Orangetown School District received a preliminary report on the positive results of operations for the year-ended June 30, 2014. The district reported that operational efficiencies will save taxpayer money this year by limiting the need to issue debt for things like technology and […]
Moderate Orangetown Dem seeks to replace moderate Orangetown Rep. in County Legislature A Democratic candidate has emerged for the legislature seat of long longtime county officeholder Legislator John Murphy (D), who is believed to be retiring this year after over four decades of service. Numerous unimpeachable sources have told the Rockland County Times that 2013 Orangetown […]
The 2014 NY GOP gubernatorial nominee Rob Astorino will be visiting North Rockland tomorrow morning, Saturday, August 23, 8:30 a.m. at Hogan’s Family Diner in Stony Point. Astorino, currently Westchester County executive, told the Rockland County Times he welcomes questions from the public at the event. The challenger to incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo was […]
State tax collections through July were $479.5 million lower than collections for the same period last year, primarily reflecting lower Personal Income Tax (PIT) collections from April and May. Still, the state is in a relatively good financial position after collecting more than $3 billion from financial settlements since the state budget was enacted, according […]