BY LEGISLATOR ALDEN H. WOLFE (D- Montebello) Chairman Rockland County Legislature I was very proud to work with my colleagues in the Legislature to develop a real, comprehensive plan to find the best deal for taxpayers on the Sain Building- and one that meets all legal requirements. After being presented with a single offer […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It’s been a long, hot summer and many of our young people spent time lazing at beaches and swimming pools. Many, but not all. And certainly not the 27 college-aged students who are spending the summer in the Rockland Conservation & Service Corps. The program is run by the […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Clarkstown cops, police union leaders, officers’ spouses, Democratic Party operatives and others gathered at Tuesday’s Clarkstown Town Board meeting, holding a rally in support of suspended police chief, Michael Sullivan. It was also subtly a rally in support of law enforcement’s previously unquestioned “turf.” During two hours of public comments the group […]
By: Legislator Harriet D. Cornell (D-West Nyack) We were all shocked and taken aback when we first learned that Clarkstown Police Chief Michael Sullivan was suspended from duty and was facing disciplinary charges. How, we wondered, could a decorated Police Chief with almost 30 years of service to Clarkstown alone, suddenly be removed from his […]
BY DIANE DIMOND OK, ready to be outraged? Here’s the scenario: A woman says she has been raped. She makes a police report, undergoes the humiliating rape kit testing procedure and names the man she says attacked her. Later, she discovers she is pregnant by the attacker. The police may or may not have charged […]
CAMPAIGN PRESS RELEASE Tom DePrisco, candidate for the 38th Senate District in New York, this week released a statement regarding Blockbusting in Rockland County. Here is part of the text: “I moved to Pearl River, Rockland County from Brooklyn 12 years ago for a better quality of life for my family…Everyone is expected to respect and obey […]