BY DYLAN BESTLER SPARKILL, NY- The 2016 presidential election has St. Thomas Aquinas College [STAC] students flummoxed. This is the first president election most STAC undergraduate students are allowed to vote in and the consensus of those polled by the Rockland County Times is that Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton both leave much to be desired. After […]
Rockland County Republican and Democrats will be gathering at local hotels to watch election results come in this evening. Democratic Party officials and voters will be gathering at the Hilton Doubletree beginning at 9 p.m. The Election Day shindig for Rockland County Republicans will take place at the Pearl River Hilton beginning at 8 p.m. A party […]
TAPPAN – Grassroots Trump activist Elisa Leone has organized a Rockland/Bergen County voter rally for Donald Trump for the second consecutive weekend. A rally at Rhode’s North Tavern in Sloatsburg last week attracted a throng of about 500 people, with 100 or so riding in on motorcycles. This week it’s Giulios Restaurant in Tappan hosting Trump enthusiasts […]
Reclaim New York offered the following statement on the Governor’s announcement of $14.7 million in tax breaks and Upstate Revitalization Initiative grants for American Packaging Corporation Wednesday: “More than 280 businesses in New York have warned the state they’re downsizing, moving, or leaving all together this year. Using millions in economic development funny money to […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day When I took office less than three years ago, Rockland’s bonds were rated just one step above junk as the extent of the county’s financial meltdown became all too apparent. We were $138 million in the hole and it investors were rightly reluctant to take a risk […]
A Trump rally in Sloatsburg Sunday drew hundreds of supporters. A party atmosphere filled Rhodes Tavern North on Rt. 17 as the pub/restaurant’s western lot filled with “bikers for Trump” and an overflow of cars caused the nearby municipal lot to fill up  back to the baseball fields. Supporters said the Republican appealed to them for a […]