By Legislator Aney Paul (D-Nanuet) Deputy Majority Leader Rockland County Legislature With the weather improving over the last few weeks, it’s that time of year to toss off our coats and head outside for fresh air and leisurely strolls. The best places to take advantage of that are all around you and free of […]
East Ramapo parent and activist picks up debate where Thomas DePrisco and Trustee Grossman left off OP-ED BY “POWER OF TEN” FOUNDER STEVEN WHITE Thank you to the Rockland County Times for hosting a much needed debate between Pearl River School Board member and candidate for NY Senate Thomas DePrisco and East Ramapo District Trustee […]
New York Assemblyman James Skoufis surprised the Rockland and Orange political community on Tuesday, announcing that he’s suspended his campaign for state Senate and instead decided to run for another term in the state Assembly. His only announced opponent for Assembly thus far is Republican Colin Schmitt, who as a 2012 candidate for the same […]
NY STATE OF POLITICS Republican Sen. Bill Larkin announced he would run for re-election to the seat he has held since 1990 in what could be a crucial battleground district for control of the chamber. “Of all the professions I’ve had, being a public servant has had a very special meaning for me over the […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Thank goodness there have been no headline-grabbing mass shootings in America recently. I was thinking about that this week after reading about the 17th anniversary of the Columbine massacre. On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris shot dead 12 of their fellow students and one teacher and injured many others […]
The Latino National Republican Coalition of Rockland County made national headlines earlier this month when the group officially endorsed GOPer Donald J. Trump for president. As a result of the publicity, WABC’s morning show Good Morning America invited a delegation of LNRC members and supporters to a “town hall” meeting in which GOP candidate Senator Ted Cruz […]