NANUET- Clothing store Urban Outfitters is now featuring a hair salon in a New York City store called “Hairroin,” where shoppers have been receiving promotional hypodermic needle pens with “I Love Hairroin” written on the pens. Senator David Carlucci and advocates against drug abuse throughout the area released statements condemning the cheap marketing technique. Senator […]
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. […]
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 “one-stop location” 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 – 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 […]
By Michael Riconda NEW CITY – Ramapo voters might soon have the opportunity to decide on a much-discussed ward system, thanks to a ruling by state Supreme Court Judge Margaret Garvey last Friday. The ward system, which has been rejected at the petitioning stage by the Town of Ramapo four times since 2003, would allow […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE PRESS RELEASE Moody’s Investors Service today announced that Rockland County’s general obligation bonds have been upgraded one notch to Baa2 from Baa3. Moody’s has also changed the outlook on the Baa2 rating to “positive” from “stable.” In its rating rationale, Moody’s shared the following: “The upgrade to Baa2 reflects significant improvement in […]