Government

  • Reviving and Rebuilding Rockland

    Grant Programs Announced – Applications Now Open New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. announced the launch of two grant programs which will each utilize $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support local businesses and non-profits. According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, 19 percent of American […]

  • Skoufis Bill to Protect New York’s Water from Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Signed Into Law

    Today, Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley)  joined environmental advocates and local officials in celebration of the signing of his Emerging Contaminants legislation, S1759, into law. This new law requires statewide drinking water testing of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ such as PFOS/PFOA.    “Ever since the contamination crises in Hoosick Falls, Newburgh, and elsewhere, New Yorkers have needed […]

  • State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Rockland/Westchester) statement in response to the 2022 State of the State Address:

    “It was an honor to be in Albany today for the historic occasion of Governor Kathy Hochul becoming the first woman in the History of New York to deliver a State of the State Address. I applaud Governor Hochul for putting forth an agenda that will greatly benefit people in Rockland and Westchester counties. From […]

  • Skoufis Reacts to Governor Hochul’s First State of the State Address

    “Today’s address by Governor Hochul put forth an optimistic view of New York’s future, and I’m excited to get to work. While I look forward to her full budget proposal later this month, I am eager to strongly support a number of proposals, including the acceleration of the middle-class income tax cuts, a $3,000 retention […]

  • Town of Haverstraw Tax Bills Sent Out and Tax Office Will Have Extended Hours on Two Evenings in January

    The Town of Haverstraw Receiver of Taxes would like to remind Town of Haverstraw property owners that the Town/County Tax Bills went out December 30, 2021. If you don’t receive your tax bill, you can call the Receiver of Taxes Office at 845-942-3720. You can also go online at the Town’s webpage at www.townofhaverstraw.org to look up […]

  • Skoufis Bill Expanding Care for Children with Special Needs Signed Into Law

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) announced that his bill to expand Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children and individuals with a variety of mental health and disability diagnoses has been signed into law. The legislation, S1662B, removes a longstanding scope-of-practice restriction, which has limited the practice of ABA to autism spectrum disorders alone. Applied Behavior Analysis […]