The man many have called the most powerful figure in New York politics over the past 20 years, longtime Speaker of the NY Assembly Sheldon Silver, has been arrested on corruption charges by the FBI. US Attorney for the Southern NY District Preet Bharara had commenced a major investigation of many of New York’s politicians […]
BY STEPHANIE DOLCE It’s a fact that no woman will rekindle a romance that’s not moving forward. With that said, here are ten steps of how to win her back. You know, if case you realize that you screwed up by letting her go in the first place. Ten: Own up The first thing she […]
Occasionally embattled Rockland TRIPS bus vendor Richard Brega, principal of Brega Transportation, has seen his share of government pressure in the past year, most often from County Executive Ed Day’s office. The Board of Elections website indicates that recently County Legislature Chairman Alden Wolfe refunded Brega in the sum of $1,000. Wolfe has yet to explain the odd move. […]
BY ADAM LUCENTE Afghanistan. Iraq. Syria. These are countries that come to mind when one hears the phrase “War on Terror,” or “Overseas Contingency Operation” as President Obama renamed it. France, Germany and the United Kingdom? Not so much. But will they in the future? The recent terror attacks in Paris and security actions in […]
BY RAQUEL OKYAY Gun rights advocates have asked Rochester District Court to end a state regulation they contend authorizes the state to secretly compile personal mental health information without cause to confiscate firearms in violation of the Second, Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. “We made a motion for preliminary injunction to shut down the Integrated […]
American motorists will see something happen this week that has not occurred since March 25, 2009: The U.S. average price of gasoline will slip below $2 per gallon. “The current trend has the national average today at $2.05, which maintains the consistent rate of decline we’ve monitored for the past several months,” said Patrick DeHaan, […]