DA’S PRESS RELEASE On September 1, 2016, Samuel “Shmuel” Tress pleaded guilty in the Airmont Justice Court to Official Misconduct, a Class “A” misdemeanor offense after resigning his position as Town Councilman for the Town of Ramapo. His resignation was a condition of his plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office. He also received a […]
State Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee proposed legislation to fix the controversy over East Ramapo’s Sabrina Charles-Pierre’s school trustee seat. Charles-Pierre’s term was invalidated by the school board after discovering she wasn’t sworn in within 30 days after the May board election results were certified. The Spring Valley NAACP and New York Civil Liberties Union criticized the […]
By: Legislator Toney L. Earl (D- Spring Valley) Majority Leader Rockland County Legislature This weekend marks an annual holiday, the meaning of which, although somewhat lost over time, is as strong as it ever was. The celebration of American workers is the only legal holiday created to honor the tens of millions of hard-working […]
New York State Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, D-New City, has proposed legislation giving the state power to force schools to conform to fire safety guidelines and verify inspections. Schools must submit annual fire safety reports to the state Department of Education, but according to Zebrowski, there aren’t any consequences for schools that don’t comply. His new […]
Chairman of the Rockland County Legislature Alden Wolfe has filed a notice of appeal following the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the CSEA and AFL-CIO unions against the county and several county representatives and entities, including Wolfe himself. The suit claimed the closure of the Summit Park Hospital violated the County Charter. The unions and co-petitioner […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF As a trend of vandalism and theft of Donald Trump campaign material continues in Rockland County, one New City woman is taking a stand against it. Linda Tirelli is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the vandal or vandals who defaced three Trump for President lawn signs on her […]