Mike Lawler is seeking reelection for New York’s 17th Congressional District. A graduate of Suffern High School, Lawler began his career in government as the Deputy Town Supervisor of Orangetown, before being elected to state senate in 2020 and later federal office in 2022. During his tenure representing NY 17 Lawler has prioritized returning federal […]
A group of concerned Piermont residents have successfully sued the Village Board of Trustees and Planning Board, blocking construction of what was described as “a Residential Monstrosity at 447-477 Piermont Avenue” in a statement shared with the RCT. On October 11, the New York State Supreme Court ruled that Piermont’s planning board had violated New […]
Spring Valley’s Memorial Park was awash in blue and red on Sunday as members of Rockland’s Haitian community gathered to celebrate their heritage and denounce alarmingly racist rhetoric coming from Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance. Organized in part by Carl-Hennrey Joseph a former trustee of the Village of Spring […]
On October 4, Rockland for Ceasefire hosted a vigil at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Nyack commemorating the more than 40,000 Palestinians that have been killed over the course of Israel’s war with Hamas. Israel’s retaliation in the Gaza Strip was launched in response to a devastating terrorist attack on the Jewish state perpetrated by the […]
On Monday, October 7, at 12:10 p.m. the Jewish Community Center of Rockland joined fellow JCCC’s across North America and Jewish organizations worldwide in a silent moment of reflection honoring those lost during the 2023 terrorist attack in Israel a year previously. Many local officials issued statements of solidarity with the Jewish community, including County […]
Allies of former Representative Mondaire Jones, the Democrat nominee for New York’s 17th Congressional District, have filled suit against Anthony Frascone, a third party candidate who has made no apparent effort to campaign for office. Six plaintiffs, including election lawyer Keith Corbett — who successfully had independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. thrown off the […]