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Rockland County Capping Sales Tax On Gasoline Rockland County Capping Sales Tax On Gasoline
Rockland County Capping Sales Tax On Gasoline Some financial relief is coming to Hudson Valley motorists as elected officials in one county announce a cap on gasoline sales tax in the region. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. announced that local sales tax on gasoline will be capped at $2 per gallon amid the record spike in prices at the pump. According to officials, the change means sales tax will only be applied to the first $2 of a gasoline purchase, as opposed to the full gas price. The gasoline tax cap will begin on Wednesday, June 1, and be in effect through Feb. 28, 2023. Furth…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Here Are Rockland's Primary Election Results Here Are Rockland's Primary Election Results
Here Are Rockland's Primary Election Results There were several primary elections held across Rockland County on Tuesday, June 25.  Here's a rundown of the unofficial results in contested races, according to the county Board of Elections: District Attorney Retired Judge Thomas Walsh easily defeated three other candidates for the Democratic Party's nomination for District Attorney, giving Walsh three ballot lines in the Nov. 5 general election. Walsh, a judge for nearly 40 years retired to run for District Attorney. He defeated state Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, former prosecutor Patricia Gunning, and Victor Alfieri, a retired…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father
Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father A day after his son, Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day, said he would not run for re-election due to the actions of his father, Rockland County Supervisor Ed Day said he is proud of his son in a response to his son's scathing attack. “This entire situation is a sad commentary on what can happen when private family matters are made public," Ed Day said following his son's statement on Tuesday, April 2 that pointed a finger at the political and personal infighting with his father as the reason for his withdrawal from politics. "Let me state, unequivocally, that my support for my son and his poli…

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by Kathy Reakes