Occasionally embattled Rockland TRIPS bus vendor Richard Brega, principal of Brega Transportation, has seen his share of government pressure in the past year, most often from County Executive Ed Day’s office. The Board of Elections website indicates that recently County Legislature Chairman Alden Wolfe refunded Brega in the sum of $1,000. Wolfe has yet to explain the odd move. […]
BY RAQUEL OKYAY Gun rights advocates have asked Rochester District Court to end a state regulation they contend authorizes the state to secretly compile personal mental health information without cause to confiscate firearms in violation of the Second, Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. “We made a motion for preliminary injunction to shut down the Integrated […]
County Executive Ed Day (R) “I am especially pleased that Governor Cuomo will use $1.2 billion of the state’s recent $5 billion bank settlement to support construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge and hold down Thruway tolls. As I have said repeatedly, our commuters and businesses simply cannot afford the burden of even-higher tolls. […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day On a frigid afternoon last week, I met with State Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski in my office in New City. Ken provided an update on a host of key, nonpartisan issues he’s concentrating on for the people of his district, which includes parts of Clarkstown, Haverstraw and Ramapo. Illegal housing, […]
Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborne has spoken out about filmmaker Michael Moore’s recent comments referring to military snipers as “cowards:” Osborne said, “The last few days have been a little hectic and busy in my own little world and after catching up on some news today I see that filmmaker Michael Moore decided to call […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Expenses related to Rockland Community College charge backs might be in order for Rockland’s municipalities in 2015, but not without a contentious fight between County Executive Ed Day and both county and local officials. The possibility was raised during a recent meeting of the County Legislature, when it was […]