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Clarkstown Supervisor Tops Rockland List Of Highest Paid Elected Officials
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown’s George Hoehmann is the highest paid elected official in Rockland County, according to an analysis by lohud.com.
The supervisor, who took office last January, previously served as a town councilman.
The media outlet said it had scrutinized the budgets of 26 towns and villages and found that elected officials in more than a third of them had gotten pay raises ranging from $250 to $21,000.
Hoehmann pulls down $170,309 a year, a salary that is nearly $25,000 more than that of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who makes $145,574 a year, lohud.com repor…
Shelton Police Dog Getting Protective Gear Thanks To Donor, Charity
SHELTON, CONN. -- One more police dog will be able to chomp out crime while being protected from the bad guys thanks to the generosity of a Shelton woman and the efforts of a national charity, say local authorities.
Resident Margaret Miles sponsored a bullet- and stab-proof vest through Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., a nonprofit group, police said Monday.
The recipient, K-9 Stryker, a 2-year-old German shepherd who works with Shelton police Officer Daniel Loris, should be getting his vest by October, police say.
It will be embroidered with the words “In loving memory of Therapy Dog Sandy.” …
