FOLLOW THE MONEY!

FOLLOW THE MONEY!

Rockland’s four county executive candidates each leave different trails of cash behind them BY DYLAN SKRILOFF On January 15, local political candidates made their first fundraising filings of the new year. All eyes were on the county executive race and the haul that the four announced candidates had taken in. An advantage in money doesn’t […]

CANDIDATE SAYS RBA/PATTERN BUDGET DEFICIT WHITE PAPER ON THE MONEY

CANDIDATE SAYS RBA/PATTERN BUDGET DEFICIT WHITE PAPER ON THE MONEY

Community View While some have taken issue with the Rockland Business (RBA) Association initiative of partnering with Pattern for Progress in an effort to quantify the path Rockland government has taken to the financial crisis we are in today, no one can quarrel with the results. Your editorial correctly calls this a “must-read for county […]

NEW ODDS ON COUNTY EXECUTIVE RACE

Much has changed since October 4 when the Rockland County Times placed odds on who is most likely to run for county executive in 2013. After reading the Rockland County Times article, County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef decided to announce he was not in it. Since then the very hot rumor has been that previous […]

$15 Million More in the Hole

Rockland County budget news gets even worse  BY SARA GILBERT The Rockland County Legislature met Tuesday, July 24 to receive news that despite tax hikes and 100 layoffs, the county is an additional $15 million in debt so far during this budget year, bringing the grand debt total to an estimated $95 million. Acting County Finance Director […]