CUOMO AND LEGISLATURE COME TO TAX COMPROMISE

Lower, middle and upper-class will receive tax reductions, multi-millionaires will receive tax hike similar to current “millionaire’s tax” On Tuesday Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced they have reached a proposed three-way agreement on legislative and executive proposals to create jobs and cut taxes for middle class New […]

ORTUTAY PLEADS GUILTY

ORTUTAY PLEADS GUILTY

Debra Ortutay, chair of the Rockland County Independence Party, has pled guilty to charges of forgery and perjury pertaining to ballots filled out when her son-in-law Frank Sparaco Jr., ran for Assembly against Kenneth Zebrowski. Sparaco was seeking to gain access to the Independence Party line and amazingly, Ortutay has pled guilty to forging signatures […]

Congers Civic Group Meets December 8

Holiday partying on the agenda along with serious items The Congers Civic Association will hold its final meeting of the year December 8 at 8 p.m. at the Congers Veterans Memorial Association building at 66 Lake Road. The association, one of the largest and most active in Rockland County, holds general membership and public meetings four […]

Senator Carlucci Introduces “Common Sense Legislation” to Stop Insurance Fraud

Senator Carlucci Introduces “Common Sense Legislation” to Stop Insurance Fraud

Senator Carlucci Introduces “Common Sense Legislation” to Stop Insurance Fraud BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM State Senator David Carlucci ran his campaign in 2010 on the platform he’d make common sense governmental and ethics reforms and fight fraud in the state’s systems. On Monday he announced that he’s now made combatting auto insurance fraud part of […]

CALHOUN AND CARLUCCI TO HAVE PUBLIC HOURS IN STONY POINT NEXT WEEK

Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun (R, C, I – Blooming Grove) and Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland) will hold District Office hours at the Stony Point Town Hall, located at 74 E. Main St., on the third Thursday of every month from 10 a.m. to noon. During these hours you also may call (845) 786-2716 to receive assistance. […]

DINAPOLI RELEASES FINAL ROCKLAND COUNTY AUDIT

New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued a press release this morning to all New York media outlets regarding an audit of Rockland County. Read below: POOR BUDGET PRACTICES HURTING ROCKLAND COUNTY County Has Incurred Large Debt and General Fund Deficit Budgeting practices by Rockland County have left it with an accumulated deficit of more than […]