Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh has recently thrown his support behind controversial Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, arguing on Friday that his administration oversaw a dramatic economic turnaround in the state. Limbaugh argued Walker’s performance should have been major news, but had been buried by mainstream news outlets. He pointed to figures showing a $912 million […]
The Jewish Home Family is offering an innovative internship program in conjunction with Long Island University (LIU) Rockland campus in Orangeburg, N.Y. Charlene Vannucci, Jewish Home Family’s Director of Volunteer Services, is the creator and coordinator of the program. “This internship program is the very first of its kind,” she said. “The interns get a […]
Dear NYS Education Commissioner King, Over the past several months there have been numerous forums throughout Dutchess County, focused on the implementation of Common Core. Clearly, it is an issue that has sparked great concern among the parents and educators of Dutchess County. As county executive and parent of two school aged children, one receiving […]
A two-year old Terrier mix, Bella has a tan coat, a white chest and totally gentle, light brown eyes that look adoringly at anyone near her. She has a wrinkled brow that makes her appear worried. Looks are deceiving because she is a happy girl. Abandoned in Bear Mountain State Park, she roamed around the […]
They were supposed to journey to the annual Right to Life march in Washington D.C. that coincides with the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, but Governor Andrew Cuomo closed the roads due to Tuesday night’s snowstorm. So, as fate would have it, the decision of the governor stopped the pro-life protesters […]
Separate audits of Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) found they failed to properly manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), allowing abuses such as allowing some conductors to charge overtime for tasks such as washing up for work, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli […]