Presented by Christopher J. Carey March 19, 2013 County Executive, Madam Chair, Fellow Legislators, Ladies & Gentlemen: I am honored to stand before you tonight, and consider it a privilege, to deliver the Legislative Minority Address on behalf of my colleagues on the lower tier. I appreciate the trust and confidence the minority members have […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL After the recent FBI investigation and arrest of Joseph J. Savino, Clarkstown residents have expressed many concerns to the town board. Although many questions came after the arrest, residents remind the town board of all those questions that came over a year ago. “I and other residents on several members of […]
By Michael Riconda Suffern – Local elected officials gathered at Rockland Community College’s Eugene Levy Field House on April 9 to greet a multitude of job-seekers and explain steps taken at local and state levels to enhance employment opportunities in the county, including opportunities with the new Tappan Zee Bridge project. The 15th annual job […]
Expanding background checks at gun shows will not prevent the next shooting, will not solve violent crime and will not keep our kids safe in schools. While the overwhelming rejection of President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg’s “universal” background check agenda is a positive development, we have a broken mental health system that is not going […]
Lalor: Pay-to-Play the Cuomo Way LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE Fishkill, NY: Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) on Monday criticized Gov. Cuomo’s acceptance of over $50,000 in campaign contributions from NBC Universal and its parent company Comcast, while handing out $10 million in new tax breaks to NBC shows so far. Lalor is calling on […]
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest to marcmaturo@aol.com. Twin brothers from Suffern compete far from the spotlight         Far from the tumult and the shouting […]