Deerpark Supervisor Karl A. Brabenec has officially kicked off his campaign for the New York State Assembly. He seeks the District 98 seat vacated by Annie Rabbitt when she became Orange County clerk. “I am determined to fight as hard as I can, in every way I can, to make the commonsense reforms that will […]
Seven Rockland high school football players were named to All-State teams (including honorable mentions), including three from North Rockland. The only Rocklander to gain first-team All-State status was Eric Favors, the dominant defensive lineman from North Rockland. Favors also won Journal News Rockland County Player of the Year. The powerhouse is a senior next season […]
Thomas Sowell decries ‘the truly despicable intervention’ by Eric Holder COLUMN BY THOMAS SOWELL Anyone who has still not yet understood the utter cynicism of the Obama administration in general, and Attorney General Eric Holder in particular, should look at the Justice Department’s latest interventions in education. If there is one thing people all across […]
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) announced a $5.1 million Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to New York that will help the state’s gas stations located near highway exits and along evacuation routes remain open and operating during power outages caused by disasters like Superstorm Sandy. “Superstorm Sandy devastated our community, causing power outages that led […]
By General David Irvine, Ambassador James R. Jones, Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering and Judge William S. Sessions Shortly after the Abu Ghraib photographs became public, Secretary of State Colin Powell described telling foreign audiences, “Watch America. Watch how we deal with this. Watch how America will do the right thing. Watch what a nation of […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services 2014 kicked off just as our Investment Committee members forecast – with a rise in market volatility. Looking ahead this first quarter and for the rest of the year, we expect overall market volatility to keep climbing, meaning many investors will need to rethink their investment […]