By Douglas E. Schoen As we approach summer in Washington, policymakers and pundits alike remain distracted by a host of scandals. The alleged targeting of conservative political groups by IRS officials, while relegated to Congressional hearings and calls for additional investigations (for now), will be red meat for candidates running in next year’s midterm elections. […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley – Ultra-Orthodox students attending the United Talmudical Academy in Spring Valley gathered on July 10 in a large demonstration to protest recent changes to Israeli law removing armed service exemptions for yeshiva students. Elementary and middle school-aged students assembled in lines, holding signs and banners denouncing the state of Israel […]
Bear is an adult German Shepherd/Chow mix that came to Bergen County Protect & Rescue Foundation as a stray on Christmas Eve 2012. He was tied to a tree and left for dead. If it were not for BC Protect & Rescue volunteers, he would have gone to a local high kill shelter to be […]
One strategy employed by opponents of the Champlain Hudson Power Express that would dig trenches through the CSX rail right-of-way and other areas in Stony Point and Rockland County is dead for the time being, as Assemblyman James Skoufis told the Rockland County Times a bill to ban the annexation of land via eminent domain […]
Moreland Commission given broader powers to combat corruption The Moreland Commission, a body recently assembled by Governor Andrew Cuomo to investigate corruption, has recently been given new powers to assist in its investigations. With a recent alliance between Governor Cuomo and State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, other Commission members may be named deputy attorney […]
Correction: the initial article stated the $50,000 grant was for bathrooms at the RHO Building, which was the 2013 CDBG grant. However, the $50,000 on hold is for Kirkbride Hall, which was the 2012 CDBG grant. BY CHERYL SLAVIN Tuesday night the Stony Point Town Board handled several important pieces of business before adjourning after […]