DiNapoli: State Overtime Costs on the Rise

Overtime Costs Represent 3.6 Percent of State Payroll in 2012 From Comptroller’s Office Overtime earnings at state agencies rose nearly 11 percent in 2012 to $529 million, escalating a trend that began in 2009, according to a report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “State agencies spent nearly $52 million more on […]

SKRILOFF, BASILE AND MONAGHAN TO RUN FOR STONY POINT TOWN BOARD

SKRILOFF, BASILE AND MONAGHAN TO RUN FOR STONY POINT TOWN BOARD

Stony Point GOP ticket announced at Monday’s convention: Rockland County Times editor-in-chief and associate publisher Dylan Skriloff is candidate for town supervisor, GOP strategist, lawyer and Forbes Magazine columnist Thomas Basile & longtime town resident/retired NYPD Lieutenant Jim Monaghan are town council candidates The Stony Point GOP held their annual convention on Monday, announcing several candidates […]

Marginal backup center first male team sports player to “come out”

Marginal backup center first male team sports player to “come out”

NBA basketball player Jason Collins announced in a Sports Illustrated cover story this week that he’s a member of the LGBT community. Although statistical probability indicates there are several dozen gay athletes in United States major team sports leagues, Collins is the first to make it known to the world. It took the 34-year-old third […]

Legislature’s Budget & Finance Committee Moves on Voluntary Incentive Program

By Michael Riconda New City – After a long period of discussion in the legislature and committees, the long-delayed targeted voluntary separation incentive program for the Rockland Association of Management and Civil Service Employees Association might finally come to a final vote. The county legislature’s budget and finance committee voted the most recent version of […]

Senator Carlucci to Host Public Hearing on Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform for New York State in Rockland County

VALLEY COTTAGE–With numerous reform proposals circulating in the state’s capital, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) announced that he will be hosting a public hearing in Rockland County into overhauling New York State’s campaign finance and election laws. The purpose will be to solicit testimony from experts and the general public about the best ways to fix […]

Rockland County Board of Elections Announces Poll Site Changes to Strengthen School Security and Ensure ADA Compliance

New City, New York – Louis C. Babcock and Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky, commissioners of elections, announced numerous poll site changes and consolidation efforts aimed at strengthening school security and ensuring compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. The changes came after months of comprehensive poll site surveys and visits, a process the Board undertakes every […]