BY E.J. McMAHON Founder and research director, Empire Center You don’t have to be a fan of the federal tax deal to realize its impact on states like New York has been misrepresented by most of its leading political critics. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for example, last week claimed the bill “raises middle-class taxes.” Wrong. Even […]
By Tim Miller Photo by Theodore Quintana SAN DIEGO – “We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for the past 75 years. A 2010 Spring Valley High School graduate and Nanuet, New York, native builds and fights around the world as a member […]
PEE WEE ROSTER (32 Girls) Ashley Aponte Ashlee Begbie Jillian Bicknell Kaelynn Bicknell Luciana Brega Mia Calvario Gabrielle Dicarlo Jessica Fiscus Ciera Gallagher Ava Garrison Elizabeth Geary Madelyn Geary Isabella Guerra Jailyn Guilamo Yamaris Guzman Eva Lanzillotti Samantha Lavelle Jasiya Lee Megan Mangione Kayla Moran Madelyn Moson Kathryn Morgese Chloe Pabon Paige Pommerencke Leanna Quinones […]
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) trains and buses will operate on special schedules during the New Year’s holiday weekend, with lots of extra service to help customers enjoy the three-day weekend and celebrate the New Year. Also for holiday travelers, as part of the Port Authority’s measures to alleviate roadway congestion at LaGuardia Airport during the […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH Every November, voters in Rockland County head to the ballot box to vote on Election Day. Most of the elections include races for various levels of judges on the county level. But does the public really get what they voted for? There are currently three different courts that voters elect judges for […]
PRESS RELEASE Tuesday morning, December 26 the five town supervisors and supervisor-elects of Rockland County, Supervisor Howard T. Phillips of Haverstraw, Jr., Supervisor George Hoehmann of Clarkstown, Supervisor Jim Monaghan of Stony Point, Supervisor-Elect Chris Day of Orangetown, Supervisor-Elect Michael Specht with Rockland County Executive Ed Day held a telephone conference call along with the […]