Government

  • Residential Energy Sales Tax Eliminated As Of Thursday, December 1 

    County Executive & Legislature Worked To End Tax In Time For Winter  Tax Cut Is Equivalent To An 8.4% County Property Tax Reduction  New City, NY – As winter’s cold temperatures descend on Rockland, County taxpayers will pay less as the elimination of the Residential Energy Sales Tax goes into effect on Thursday, Dec. 1.  The […]

  • Skoufis Secures Funding for Domestic Violence Prevention

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) announced $25,000 in now-annual state funding directed by his office to Fearless!, formerly known as Safe Homes, to support domestic violence prevention programming. The funding was presented to Fearless! Executive Director Kellyann Kostyal-Larrier by Skoufis’ Chief of Staff, Christie Foster, at the organization’s November 20 “Celebration of Hope” brunch.  “I’m […]

  • Skoufis Distributes Thanksgiving Meals to 100 Families

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) joined forces with TD Bank, the Hudson Valley Food Bank, and four other local nonprofits to get Thanksgiving meals into the hands of 100 Orange County families in need this week.  Beginning with a community canned goods drive, Skoufis’ team gathered nonperishables at their Newburgh office and several TD Bank […]

  • Reichlin-Melnick Joins Congressman Jones and Local Leaders at Announcement of Funding for West Nyack

    IN WEST NYACK, REP. JONES & LOCAL LEADERS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Federal Funding Is Part Of More Than $8 Million That Congressman Jones Secured For Community Projects In NY-17 In The FY22 Omnibus Package; Joint Federal And State Investment Will Deliver Resources To Strengthen […]

  • Stony Point Board to meet November 22nd

    The next Stony Point Town Board meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Rho Building located at 5 Clubhouse Lane, Stony Point. *Please note – the public hearing for senior and disabled exemptions has been canceled. The board will set a new date for the public hearing at the […]

  • Statement from Rockland County Executive Ed Day on Colorado Shooting

    “Our hearts break for the five innocent people slaughtered, and 25 others wounded, by a 22-year-old gunman who opened fire inside an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs over the weekend. I commend the brave club patrons that managed to subdue and restrain the gunman until police arrived; their actions were heroic and undoubtedly saved lives. […]