BY DYLAN SKRILOFF It’s one of Rockland’s worst kept secrets. GOP and Preserve Airmont candidate for mayor Philip Gigante is the grandson of the late Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, longtime godfather of the Genovese crime family and arguably the most powerful gangster of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The Chin Gigante was best […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day One in 25 Rockland County residents – four percent of our county’s 320,000 citizens – have served in our nation’s armed forces. Now ranging in age from their early twenties to over 95 years old, they defended the freedoms we hold dear, both during times of conflict and times […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The report which once sat near the center of the controversy over Sheriff’s Department cuts in 2014 has re-emerged under the scrutiny of the County Legislature. This time, however, the report’s author stood before the body to state his case, arguing his recommendations called for more rather than less […]
BRABENEC PRESS RELEASE Today, Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) joined Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and his Assembly Republican colleagues at a press conference calling for meaningful change to the Assembly rules. After decades of abuse and scandal, its time for an open, accountable and transparent legislature and the only way to make this happen is […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Since before taking office as county executive, one of my most heartfelt priorities has been to secure much-needed help for the children of the troubled East Ramapo Central School District. While county government does not have oversight of public school districts, I believe county leadership must advocate and act […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM STONY POINT SUPERVISOR GEOFF FINN Stony Point Supervisor Geoff Finn announced last week his support for the Haverstraw Legoland theme park project on the condition that the developer assures “necessary infrastructure improvements” will be put in place. Supervisor Finn indicated that the developer has already received $3.1 million in grant money from […]