CHRIS DAY NETS UNION ENDORSEMENT

Announcement from Chris Day campaign for Congress Chris Day: “I’m very proud that the Rockland County Building and Construction Trades Council, an association of private sector local unions from Carpenters to Steamfitters to Electricians and everything in between, saw fit to give me their endorsement for the election this November. “The leadership of this group […]

Winners of 2014 Donny Coleman-Gregory Sokolohorsky Scholarships Announced

Winners of 2014 Donny Coleman-Gregory Sokolohorsky Scholarships Announced

BY LISA ROSE Local corrections officers and their friends and family gathered at Leo Ladders American Legion Post 130 in Thiells Wednesday, June 25 to award the 2014 Donny Coleman-Gregory Sokolohorsky Scholarships. The awards were given to seven tri-state graduating seniors who are the children of Rockland County corrections officers. John Cocozzu, Corrections Union (COBA) president, was […]

GREENBUSH FACTORY CORRECTION

In the June 19 article about the Blauvelt residents fight against the Greenbush Factory, the offer price for the property from John Palladino in 2008 was for $5 million dollars, not $800,000 as reported. Activists noted that if the price were $800,000 they would have pursued acquisition of the property to avoid the construction of […]

U.S. Manufacturing Making a Comeback

BY MERRILL MATTHEWS Here’s a news flash: The death of U.S. manufacturing has been greatly exaggerated. In fact, manufacturing has been growing stronger thanks to the U.S. energy boom and a steady supply of inexpensive natural gas. And Texas seems to be leading the comeback. Forbes magazine ranks Houston as the No. 1 city for […]

The Lagging Cuomo Economy

Republished June 23 Op-Ed from The New York Post Gov. Cuomo’s ads trumpet the claim that “New York is open for business.” They also say New York “is ranked No. 2 in the nation in new, private-sector job creation.” A closer looks tells a different story. According to the latest state data from the Bureau […]