Local youth from the Hudson Valley who have had it with marketing from the tobacco industry joined youth around the country to stand up and speak out against big tobacco on Kick Butts Day, March 19. The Hudson Valley Tobacco Free Partners (SmokeFree Dutchess, POW’R Against Tobacco, TFAC of Ulster and Reality Check of Rockland […]
Ramapo Police Department, in conjunction with numerous other Rockland County law enforcement agencies, conducted a ‘Crackdown’ Stop-DWI detail during the period leading up to and including St. Patrick’s Day. The detail was coordinated by the Rockland County Stop-DWI Office. Ramapo Police arrested 30 year old Jackenton Lavalasse, from New City, for DWAI Drugs and Unlawful […]
Indian elections important to stem the drift in US India Relations PRESS RELEASE FROM USINPAC US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) Announces Launch of 2014 Indian Election Site: http://www.usinpac.com/India-Elections2014/. Sanjay Puri, Chairman; USINPAC stated, “As has been widely acknowledged the current state of the US India relationship is at best mediocre and at worst contentious. […]
Deficit Bond Will Help Improve County’s Financial Condition By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Our continuing efforts to put the County’s fiscal house back in order got a major boost this month with the news of a low interest rate on our $96 million deficit financing bond. One of the key components of our financial […]
Chris Day isn’t the only Republican running for the nomination in the 17th Congressional District. In order to face permanent incumbent Nita Lowey, Day must first beat Tea Party stalwart Frank Morganthaler. Morganthaler is a Marine who has run for office twice in recent years. He promotes the Tea Party brand of smaller government, reform […]
Open Letter to Buffalo Board of Education (BOE) c/o Superintendent Pamela Brown and James Kane To the BOE, In 1999, while Mary Guinn was Superintendent of Schools in Gary, Indiana, she also served on the advisory board of the TargetTeach Program, a product of Evans Newton, Inc. (ENI). Guinn did not immediately disclose her conflict […]