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 […]
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 […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day The Sain building in New City has become an uncomfortable place for the county employees who work there and a money pit for taxpayers. But now we have a chance to sell this albatross and use the profits to help right the county’s financial ship. It’s an opportunity Rockland […]
To the Editor, Preet Bahara has done his job and indicted Supervisor St. Lawrence and Aaron Troodler for criminal bond fraud. And the SEC has done its job and indicted St. Lawrence, Aaron Troodler, Michael Klein and Nat Oberman for civil bond fraud. Unfortunately, these federal agencies have no authority over the conduct of ordinary […]
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 […]
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 […]