After a career in law enforcement that saw him attain the rank of lieutenant in the Orangetown PD and a lifetime exposed to his father’s own political career, Michael Moroney has decided to throw his hat into the arena. Moroney takes the place of former assumed GOP candidate Walter Wettje, who had come within two votes of […]
The Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court this week overturned Supreme Court Judge Margaret Garvey’s ruling last fall that the ballots from the Sept. 30, 2014 special election on ward voting in the Town of Ramapo should be thrown out and a new election ordered. Garvey had determined that the town failed to provide […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day The Office of the New York State Comptroller last week made public the findings of an audit of Rockland County’s Department of Social Services. The review of DSS operations from January 1, 2013 to last August highlighted several areas quality and efficiency, but also recommended substantive changes to improve […]
A bill which would introduce greater oversight to a proposed expansion of the Village of Kiryas Joel in Orange County passed both houses of the State Legislature Tuesday and awaits a signature from Governor Andrew Cuomo. The annexation process, a highly-controversial effort to expand the predominantly Orthodox Jewish municipality which has been criticized as rushed […]
The video released by the Rockland GOP regarding the illegal housing situation in Rockland has stirred up much emotion and passion. Regardless of your view on the issue, it is not about any one picture, video, religion or race. The reality is we have a problem in Rockland County that has gone unaddressed for so […]
The Rockland County Legislature passed a resolution at the Tuesday evening meeting to express agreement with the condemnation by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of an on-line video in support of the campaign of Richard Vasquez for Rockland County Sheriff. Critics believe the video inappropriately suggests Rockland’s Orthodox Jewish community is responsible for illegal and unsafe […]