Deerpark Supervisor Karl A. Brabenec has officially kicked off his campaign for the New York State Assembly. He seeks the District 98 seat vacated by Annie Rabbitt when she became Orange County clerk. “I am determined to fight as hard as I can, in every way I can, to make the commonsense reforms that will […]
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) announced a $5.1 million Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to New York that will help the state’s gas stations located near highway exits and along evacuation routes remain open and operating during power outages caused by disasters like Superstorm Sandy. “Superstorm Sandy devastated our community, causing power outages that led […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The Rockland Republican Women’s Leadership Council presented a talk with County Sheriff Louis Falco at the Blauvelt Free Library last Monday evening. Along with his undersheriffs Mary Barbara and Bob Van Cura, Falco discussed both the functions of the Sheriff’s office in general and the counter-terrorism measures specifically that his office currently […]
Following a surprisingly modest vote tally in this year’s Democratic Party primary race for Spring Valley mayor, Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman is reportedly chomping at the bit for his next opportunity to move up the electoral rungs. The logical opportunity awaits him in the District 98 Assembly race, where longtime Republican favorite Annie Rabbitt has […]
It’s been seven years since he stood on the Assembly floor as a 20-something freshman lone wolf and declared, to the chagrin of his fellow lawmakers, that New York State had the “most dysfunctional” government in America. He has blazed a similar trail since and, somehow, his confrontational style has worked. Putnam politician Greg Ball […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF ASSEMBLYMAN KEN ZEBROWSKI (D-New City) Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) has announced legislation that would increase penalties for public lewdness offenses (A.8270).  This legislation is in response the troubling incidents at the Palisades Mall where individuals have exposed themselves in a disturbing manner to children. The bill will create […]