Politics takes strange twists and turns. Bitter rivals just a month ago, Spring Valley mayoral candidates Demeza Delhomme and Daniel Friedman are now pals. Friedman, whose name will appear on the Independence and Conservative Party lines in the November election, announced he has ceased his campaign and endorsed Trustee Demeza Delhomme. The Haitian lawmaker had […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The bi-partisan state Senate Majority Coalition, seeking to identify and eliminate the most costly government regulations that inhibit business and job growth and drive up local taxes, hosted one of 10 public forums on regulatory reform at the Nanuet Public Library last Monday. The panel consisted of David Carlucci (D, Rockland/Westchester), Kathleen […]
Candidate who worked with Bush, Pataki and Clinton touts ticket’s economic development platform for Stony Point BY RAQUEL OKYAY Officials must address a “value crisis” as Stony Point residents continue to buckle under some of the highest taxes in the region, Stony Point Town Council candidate Thomas Basile told the Rockland County Times. “You simply […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN A significant event has quietly taken place October 1. On this date every state must have in place an online health insurance marketplace as mandated by the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA). These marketplaces are designed to provide health insurance consumers the means to easily shop and compare the various health plans […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Nanuet – Republican County Clerk Candidate Donna Held is likely to face stiff competition from longtime office holder and Democratic incumbent Paul Piperato, but if elected, her office could see significant change. If elected, this would be her first position as an elected county official. However, she explained she entered the race […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Excited fifth graders from Strawtown Elementary Girl Scout Troop #40167 sat eagerly in the front of the room waiting to be called up during Clarkstown’s Town Board meeting on Tuesday, October 1. Councilwoman Stephanie Hausner introduced the girls who she had been working with creating a proclamation. The girls took turns […]