(CNN) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the last American prisoner of war, returned home early Friday, his hero’s welcome supplanted by a controversial prisoner swap and his reputation tarnished byaccusations he was a deserter. He arrived in San Antonio from a military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, where he’d been recuperating since his release May 31in exchange for five […]
17th District Republican Congressional candidate Chris Day is calling attention to his opponent Nita Lowey’s reaction–or lack thereof–to news Governor Andrew Cuomo will appoint a state fiscal monitor to oversee budgetary practices at the oft-controversial East Ramapo Central School District. Specifically Day says Lowey sent what looked like press releases to individual concerned parents from […]
The House voted Thursday to make permanent a generous tax break that makes it easier for small businesses to buy new equipment and improve their property, part of an election-year showdown over a series of expired tax breaks worth billions. The tax break allows business owners to more quickly write off the costs of computers, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF PHOTOS BY PETER BRUNWASSER If you visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burns at 32 Sephar Lane in Chestnut Ridge on any given day chances are you will hear a racket of Biblical proportions. The noise comes from his neighbor Steven Slackman, owner of Steve’s Lawns, a popular Rockland County landscaping […]
How a social media post became a public spat over the deficit premium and the first ideological battle of the Ed Day-era in county government BY MICHAEL RICONDA Questions over an $11 million deficit premium earned from the sale of deficit financing bonds have provoked some contentiousness between County Executive Ed Day (R) and Legislator […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY As my Administration moves toward the second half of 2014, I’m taking a few moments this week to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished during our first six months. My team and I have spent each day focusing on common sense, intelligent solutions to the County’s challenges. Our efforts […]