OP-ED: Clarkstown Campaign Promises Become Capital Plans

Campaign Promises Become Capital Plans BY JEFF GILLIES Last November, an overwhelming majority of voters in the Town of Clarkstown expressed their desire for fiscal reform  in the town. As a result, Supervisor George Hoehmann, Councilman Frank Borelli and Councilman John Noto were elected with the expectation that they would usher in a new era of fiscal responsibility […]

Loretta Lynch Must Recuse Herself on Clinton Case

BY DIANE DIMOND A federal-prosecutor friend wrote me recently and attached a news article with the headline, “Decision Time for FBI on Clinton.” “Why does the media say stuff like this?” he asked. “The FBI has no say in this or any investigation.” And he went on to muse about how reporters just don’t seem […]

Plundering Grandma’s Estate Via Court-Ordered Guardianships

BY DIANE DIMOND Would you hire someone to manage your personal affairs and finances who charged $50,599.18 in just three months? What if they charged $1,560 to make two phone calls to your son to discuss “dates for (a) Christmas” visit with you? Or if you got a bill for more than $1,000 from this […]

Judicial Compassion Can Sometimes Change a Life

BY DIANE DIMOND The former Special Forces sergeant stood before the Veteran’s Treatment Court judge — as he had every two weeks since being charged with driving under the influence a year earlier — and admitted he had lied. His urinalysis test had come back positive, although he had originally denied it. Sgt. Joe Serna […]