Six referendums to appear on Tuesday, November 5 ballot BY KATHY KAHN On Tuesday, November 5, you won’t just be voting for State and County officials, local supervisors or council members—you’ll also be asked to vote on six separate referendums to change the State’s Constitution. Before you step into the voting booth, here’s a summary […]
The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association is pleased that the State Police are suspending the background check and recordkeeping requirements for ammunition purchases. Had the state legislature bothered to research the issue and allowed time for public comment instead of ramming the SAFE Act though in the middle of the night when nobody […]
The Hudson Cove Group, Inc. has begun production on a new film entitled “The Great All-American Food Fight” and is asking the community to get behind them. Joe Allen is writer, producer and director of the film which will focus on People to People, the largest food pantry in Rockland. The county has a median […]
PEARL RIVER, NY May 8, 2013 – The United Way of Rockland County (UWRC) today honored Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) for conducting the Largest Corporate Campaign on United Way’s behalf this year. O&R achieved this year’s United Way campaign results by combining a dynamic fund-raising drive partnership between the Company and its bargaining […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – Amid debate, the Rockland County Legislature’s Planning & Public Works and Budget & Finance committees approved an extension of their agreement with the law firm of Harris Beach, PLLC to continue litigation stemming from a particularly difficult lawsuit filed against the county by West Gate Landscaping, Inc. The suit, […]
Liberty Counsel Press Release A federal appeals court has reversed the decision in American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc. v. Dixie County Florida. Last summer, a U.S. District Judge ruled in favor of the ACLU and ordered Dixie County to remove the six-ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments. The recent ruling reverses that […]