WETTJE DECLARES VICTORY

Media statement  “With only 54 absentee ballots remaining to be counted, I now hold an 18-vote lead over Supervisor Andy Stewart. I am confident that I will be declared the winner after all of the ballots have been counted and all of Mr. Stewart’s legal challenges have been considered. I appreciate the tremendous support that […]

Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor, Assemblyman Steve Katz, Local Educators and Parents Discuss Common Core Standards at Assembly Minority Education Forum in Wappingers Falls

PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYMAN KIERAN MICHAEL LALOR Fishkill, NY – (11/13/13) – Assemblymembers Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I-Fishkill) and Steve Katz (R,C,I-Yorktown) today joined educators, local officials and parents at a New York State Assembly Minority Forum on Education at Van Wyck Junior High School Auditorium in Wappingers Falls. In response to concerns from parents and students, […]

Ed Day Announces Transition Team

PRESS RELEASE FROM ED DAY New City, NY (November 14, 2013) – Rockland County Executive-Elect Ed Day has named his official transition team, which held its first meeting on Tuesday. “This team of community-based subject matter experts will meet with current department heads to review the current state of operations in each department, provide a […]

County Executive Elect Ed Day Wastes No Time in Proposing Salary Cuts; Matter Referred to Budget and Finance Committee

BY CHERYL SLAVIN County executive-elect Ed Day, still a legislator for another few weeks, tried to immediately make good on at least one campaign promise last week when he brought a resolution before the Legislature to reduce county elected officials’ salaries by 10 percent. After vigorous discussion by the entire body, however, he agreed to […]

New York State Bar Association Issues Report Calling for Changes to Curb Human Trafficking

The New York State Bar Association this week called on state legislators, the courts and advocacy groups to undertake specific measures to enhance the prosecution of human traffickers and focus more attention on the care and treatment for victims. “It is unconscionable that nearly 150 years after our country outlawed slavery, thousands of children and […]