Press Release from Lalor for Assembly On Tuesday Republican Assembly candidate Kieran Michael Lalor (105th District) declared his independence from the Dutchess County Republican party bosses and announced that he will forgo the May 10 nominating convention and focus on the Republican primary this summer and the general election in November. Said Lalor, “”The overwhelming […]
Press Release from Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun “Anyone with an auto insurance bill can see constant and recurring increases in their premiums largely due to escalating fraud by criminals,” says Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun. This week Calhoun (R,C,I-Blooming Grove) announced that Assembly bills which she co-sponsors (A.9644, A.9645 and A.9646) will help to create fairer and more […]
“Operation: Game Over” catches sex offenders preying on victims through online video games Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently that more than 3,500 accounts of registered sex offenders in New York state will be removed from online video game platforms as part of “Operation: Game Over,” an initiative that huge corporations such as Microsoft, Apple, Blizzard […]
Thirty-three-year-old Gal Vanunu who was drunk and shouted racial remarks during a fight at a local library has pleaded guilty to a hate crime and now faces deportation to Israel for being in the United States illegally. Vanunu pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment as a hate crime and was sentenced to time served of 12 […]
BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN Pearl River native Willa Sheridan has been nominated for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Woman of the Year award. There are 12 people vying for the award. The winner will be selected through a competition to raise money for blood cancer patient services, research and advocacy. The successful candidates will have […]
BY KRISTINA WODICKA There are many families in Rockland who are committed to the effort of micro-farming, and having a homestead. One family who has truly taken the concept of a home farm to heart are the Turturro’s of LillyZoo farm. I had the pleasure of spending a few hours at their homestead in Airmont, […]