Itโs time to fix New Yorkโs bad law BY ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN For 18 years, Fernando Bermudez was locked up in state prison โ until a judge overturned his murder conviction. Once freed, he did what you or I would have done: sought financial relief to give him a small measure of justice and help get [โฆ]
To the Editor, At the recent interview sessions for the latest vacant school board seat for the Ramapo Central School District, the current board members expressed that they are a unit who votes as a team. The question was posed to each candidate that if they opposed the view of the board, would they be [โฆ]
Pro-Abortion Attacks on Rob Astorino Albany, NY โ Earlier today, pro-abortion activists launched a pre-emptive strike against Rob Astorino, a 2014 Republican candidate for Governor of New York. Rev. Jason J. McGuire, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms PAC, made the following comments: โIt is disappointing-but hardly surprising-that Gov. Andrew Cuomoโs pro-abortion allies [โฆ]
Letter from editor of the Rockland County Times to all Stony Point town board members: Does the board have a response to George Potanovicโs letter [which accused the board of not following open government rules pertaining to executive session]? Sincerely, Dylan Skriloff Editor-in-Chief RESPONSE FROM SUPERVISOR GEOFFREY FINN Dylan, I personally do not have a [โฆ]
BY DIANE DIMOND If I were a betting woman, Iโd plunk down $10 right now and bet that suspected Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, will die in prison and not in an execution chamber. Yes, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced the feds will seek the death penalty for Tsarnaev, but chances are the [โฆ]
Dear Supervisor Finn and Stony Point Town Board members, I am concerned that the Town of Stony Point Town Board has been violating the provisions of the NYS Open Meeting Law by consistently not identifying subject(s) being discussed in executive session. The Opens Meeting Law, clearly states the requirement that a governmental body identify the [โฆ]