COLUMN BY RYAN KARBEN Seething suburban voters are threatening the re-election prospects of longtime Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) and markedly constraining the margin of victory for Governor Andrew Cuomo. The vaunted Democratic get-out-the-vote operation will likely carry the day in the end, but it is battling some of the most pissed off people in […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day As I said during my Inaugural Address on New Year’s Day, reinventing Rockland County demands that we break the bad habits of the past and embrace opportunities for our future. This government has spent far more than it receives for too long. A $138 million dollar deficit and serious […]
CHRIS DAY PRESS RELEASE Chris Day, candidate for Congress in Westchester and Rockland Counties, today announced the endorsement of former New York State Governor George Pataki. “Chris Day has the leadership, energy and fresh ideas to deliver for the people of the 17th Congressional District,” Pataki said. “Whether its delivering assistance for the new Tappan […]
A lawsuit filed by former Democratic highway superintendent candidate Dennis Malone against Rockland legislator and Highway Dept. employee Frank Sparaco has been dropped. Malone’s lawsuit contested that Sparaco had defamed his character by secretly taping and releasing to the public conversations in which representatives of Malone, including Clarkstown Councilman Frank Borelli, appear to offer Sparaco […]
Rockland sheriff condemns county executive’s proposed police cuts BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco III offered sharp words for County Executive Ed Day’s draft 2015 budget on Friday, arguing the cuts to the sheriff’s office would reverberate throughout the county, impact taxpayers and undermine public safety. Speaking to a crowd […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NYACK – Hoping to alleviate anticipated toll hikes which are expected to follow the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, State Sen. David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Ossining) publicly announced a four point plan for toll relief at Nyack’s Memorial Park on Tuesday. The toll controls include a 60 percent resident discount for Rockland […]