BY MATT SHI JULY 3, 2013 – Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has been ousted by what can only be called a military coup, albeit one enjoying tremendous popular support, as millions poured into the streets demanding a new government. Five p.m. on July 2 marked the deadline set by the army for Morsi to resolve […]
The Rockland County Board of Elections will be hosting Election Inspectors Classes in August for anyone interested in becoming an Election Inspector, at the Fire Training Center, 45 Fireman’s Memorial Drive, Pomona, New York 10970 – (Intersection of Route 45/Pomona Road) on the following dates and times: MONDAY AUG 5, 2013 CLASS # 1 9:30AM […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL At the last Clarkstown Town Board Meeting on June 4th, a public hearing was deemed to continue on July 2nd due to some discrepancies. Steven Levine of Congers questioned “A local law amending chapter 290-3 (definitions) of the town code of the Town of Clarkstown.” He was concerned about some definitions […]
By Ed Cox, NYGOP chair Originally published in the NY Post Coincidence? Gov. Cuomo has changed the “Tax-Free NY” misnomer on his new economic plan to another optimistic label, “Start Up NY,” after Texas Gov. Rick Perry pointedly called the plan “small ball.” Problem is, under any name it still smells. Texas has neither a […]
By Matt Barber While poorly decided U.S. Supreme Court cases are a dime a dozen, prior to Wednesday, two stood alone as the most wretched and constitutionally groundless in American History. First was the 1857 Dred Scott decision. Among other things, it robbed African-Americans of both their U.S. citizenship and their dignity. Next came the […]
Satin is smooth and All-Star Game anticipation builds BY JOE RINI PHOTOS BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM Following a long stretch of lackluster play which saw the New York Mets drop to a season “high” of 15 games under .500 on June 15, Terry Collins’ crew has rebounded to win 11 of their last 17 games. […]