Once again the Haverstraw Holiday Meal Committee will be giving away backpacks filled with school supplies from children from K – 12. The event will be held on Sunday, August 24 from Noon – 3 p.m. at Quisqueya Sports Club on Broadway in Haverstraw. Last year the committee gave-away over 500 backpacks filled with school […]
Calls for impartial state prosecutor to be appointed GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino is upping the ante of the Moreland Commission scandal, claiming Andrew Cuomo likely broke the law by allegedly failing to refer criminal evidence gathered by the Commission to law enforcement. Astorino is calling for an independent state prosecutor to investigate the allegations. […]
By Michael Riconda NEW CITY – Ramapo voters might soon have the opportunity to decide on a much-discussed ward system, thanks to a ruling by state Supreme Court Judge Margaret Garvey last Friday. The ward system, which has been rejected at the petitioning stage by the Town of Ramapo four times since 2003, would allow […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE PRESS RELEASE Moody’s Investors Service today announced that Rockland County’s general obligation bonds have been upgraded one notch to Baa2 from Baa3. Moody’s has also changed the outlook on the Baa2 rating to “positive” from “stable.” In its rating rationale, Moody’s shared the following: “The upgrade to Baa2 reflects significant improvement in […]
A New City resident was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly broke into parked cars at the Nanuet Fairway and took at least one item of value. Police stated that at around 6 p.m. they received a tip from an Upper Saddle River man, who reported a young man trying to get into parked cars […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Ever since its abrupt end in April, the Moreland Commission rose eyebrows not only with its investigations of high-profile Albany corruption, but also its sudden demise, the product of significant interference from the governor himself. A recent New York Times expose written by Susanne Craig, William K. Rashbaum and Thomas Kaplan highlights […]