BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Last year this Ombudsman launched a campaign to require car dealers in New York State to fix used cars subject to a safety recall prior to selling them to the public. In regard to this matter, I reached out to our legislators, including Ken Zebrowski and Ellen Jaffee in the […]
Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (Brewster), sponsor of A8914 which concerns the re-naming of the former Tappan Zee Bridge, amended the bill on April 25 to match Senate Bill 7671, sponsored by Senator John DeFrancisco (Syracuse). The matching bills are now able to move forward and have been referred to their respective Transportation Committees. The Assembly version […]
The Suffern School Board election has been decided in favor of the newly-launched “Kids First” ticket. All three candidates from the new line won Tuesday night: longtime educator and former RCC Foundation leader Don Cairns, former Ramapo town finance official and whistleblower Melissa Reimer, and former NYC Detective Angus MacKenzie comprise the slate. Buoyed by endorsements from many political leaders within […]
The Weather Channel reports an 80 percent chance of strong thunderstorms this evening peaking between 6 and 8 p.m. Forecaster warn of the possibility of damaging winds and large hail with some storms. O&R has declared a storm watch, anticipating the storms have the potential to cause tree, utility pole and power line damage, and, as a result, widespread electric service […]
Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, released the following urgent warning to our readers which states, in part: “May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and Advocates wants to remind all riders that the most important thing you can do to prevent death and devastating injury in a motorcycle crash is to […]
Nine Charged With Peddling Cocaine in Orangetown Bars and Restaurants, as well as Clarkstown and Haverstraw FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Monday announced that nine individuals have been arrested on felony drug and conspiracy charges as part of a large-scale narcotics investigation into a Village of Nyack-based cocaine distribution ring […]