PRESS RELEASE FROM ROCKLAND COUNTY NEW CITY, NY — After more than a decade of inaction, County Executive Ed Day and Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence today jumpstarted a plan to construct a Park and Ride lot on Route 59 in Ramapo. The joint project strengthens public transportation in central and western Rockland County […]
To the Editor, When a municipality transfers money from one accounting line to another it is supposed to pass a resolution authorizing the transfer. Under exceptional circumstances funds can even be loaned from one tax line to another, but they must be returned by the end of the year (with interest). Thanks to the persistence […]
Nelson L. Sierra, 36, of West Haverstraw and Santos E. Alvarado, 37, of West Palm Beach Florida, were arrested on Friday arrested on drug and other charges following a routine traffic stop. On Route 9W in Nyack, 4:26 p.m. Friday afternoon an Orangetown Police Officer stopped a 2003 Honda Accord driven by Sierra for a […]
DA’S REPORT Vikas Jagota (DOB 08/16/76) of 28 Butternut Drive, New City, New York was sentenced to seven years in state prison following a jury trial that found him guilty of second degree assault, a class “D” felony, once count of “abortion” in the second degree, a class “E” felony, one count each of endangering the […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Pomona, NY – To help County residents reduce the number of mosquitoes on their property, the Rockland County Department of Health offers the following free mosquito control products: Mosquito Dunks® contain bacteria that kill mosquitoes in their larval stage in water, before they become flying, biting adults. They are for homeowner swimming […]
The New York State Comptroller’s Office recently audited the Village of Hillburn. The comptroller’s auditors found the village’s most recent bank reconciliation showed a $11,451 unreconciled difference. The auditors advised the village to update some of its bookkeeping procedures to ensure transparency and minimize the possibility of errors or fraud. The comptroller’s auditors said, “The […]