Suffern, NY – Finance professional and community leader, Bill Weber, announced he has filed petitions to run for New York State Senate in District 38, which includes parts of Rockland and Westchester Counties. Bill is a lifelong resident of Rockland County. He holds a BBA in Public Accounting from Pace University, is a NYS Certified Public Accountant, and […]
It took four years of planning, tough decisions and a commitment to make things right, but it all paid off when the Village of Suffern was advised on October 8, 2019 that Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the Village of Suffern rating from Baa1 to A2. “The Village Board and I worked with Treasurer Michael Genito, […]
New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day ordered all County Flags to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, July 7, 2019, out of respect for long-time Rockland resident and Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning novelist Toni Morrison. “Rockland County mourns the loss of this wonderfully talented soul,” said Day. “Having called Grandview-on-Hudson home for […]
Push to Sign Domestic Violence Reporting Bill Into Law (New City, NY) — Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester), Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City), and advocates gathered at the Center For Safety & Change on Wednesday to call on Governor Andrew Cuomo to make combating domestic violence a top priority by signing a bill (S.1243-B/A.4467-A) into law, […]
MAPS Releases Statement on the Regulation and Decriminalization of Psychedelic Substances OAKLAND, CALIF. — Yesterday, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously to stop city funds from being used to enforce laws criminalizing people for the use or possession of ayahuasca, iboga, and other psychedelic mushrooms and cacti. These plants and fungi have a long history of […]
On Saturday May 18, 2019 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Sunday, May 19 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Saint John’s Church in the Wilderness Episcopal Church will be participating in the NY Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites tours event. The 19th century church will be open for self-guided tours and light refreshments. St. […]