PHOTOS BY BILL WEBER Carl Wortendyke hosted GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino at his home this past weekend, helping the resurgent underdog to raise many thousands of dollars. Astorinoโs challenger, incumbent Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo, has become enmeshed in a major scandal due to his alleged obstruction of the anti-corruption Moreland Commission. Astorino may have [โฆ]
Open letter from Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman (D) to Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence (D) Supervisor St. Lawrence, Last month, I hosted an open Town Hall forum in which members of the public came to offer ideas on changing government practices in Ramapo with the goal of improving transparency and responsibility. The success of that [โฆ]
NANUET- Clothing store Urban Outfitters is now featuring a hair salon in a New York City store called โHairroin,โ where shoppers have been receiving promotional hypodermic needle pens with โI Love Hairroinโ written on the pens. Senator David Carlucci and advocates against drug abuse throughout the area released statements condemning the cheap marketing technique. Senator [โฆ]
Calls for impartial state prosecutor to be appointed GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino is upping the ante of the Moreland Commission scandal, claiming Andrew Cuomo likely broke the law by allegedly failing to refer criminal evidence gathered by the Commission to law enforcement. Astorino is calling for an independent state prosecutor to investigate the allegations. [โฆ]
Instead of the welfare office and City Hall, Philadelphia residents may soon be lining up at schools to apply for government benefits. A proposed bill by the Philadelphia City Council would make public schools the โone-stop locationโ for government handouts, including everything from Section 8 housing subsidies to reproductive health services. READ MORE: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/07/30/philly-schools-could-soon-be-one-stop-location-for-government-handouts/
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY โ As Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to weather the fallout from a July 23 New York Times investigative report chronicling his alleged interference with the anti-corruption Moreland Commission, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe issued a press release Monday clarifying his role in the Commission, lauding its work and stating that [โฆ]