Jaffee, Zebrowski and Skoufis have not distanced themselves from Speaker Silver As the charges against New York Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver were laid out by US Attorney Preet Bharara, New York Democrats found themselves in a conundrum. The 2015 legislative session had just begun and Silver remained the unquestioned leader of the Assembly. […]
Occasionally embattled Rockland TRIPS bus vendor Richard Brega, principal of Brega Transportation, has seen his share of government pressure in the past year, most often from County Executive Ed Day’s office. The Board of Elections website indicates that recently County Legislature Chairman Alden Wolfe refunded Brega in the sum of $1,000. Wolfe has yet to explain the odd move. […]
American motorists will see something happen this week that has not occurred since March 25, 2009: The U.S. average price of gasoline will slip below $2 per gallon. “The current trend has the national average today at $2.05, which maintains the consistent rate of decline we’ve monitored for the past several months,” said Patrick DeHaan, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF A 23-year-old Bronx man was charged with a disorderly conduct violation after a Tuesday night incident at Nanuet Diner led to a major commotion requiring the attention of several police cars and an ambulance. The alleged perpetrator was angry over service at the restaurant, leading to an argument with other customers and […]
By KIM SMITH DEDAM Press-Republican LAKE PLACID — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make a $500 million broadband investment for high-speed Internet across the state. The New New York Broadband Program funding would be made available to match $500 million in private business investments, bringing the total initiative to a total $1 billion, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul […]
BY JERRY DEMARCO CLIFFVIEW PILOT: An Orthodox rabbi from Rockland County pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton today to his role in a scheme to kidnap and torture a Jewish man into granting his wife a religious divorce. Martin Wolmark, 56, the head of Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Monsey, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court […]