BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Sometimes the line that divides right from wrong can seem blurred. A hot topic at Clarkstown’s Town Board meeting on August 20 had to do with the Code of Ethics in the town code. The recent tapes that Legislator Frank Sparaco released to the public were mentioned by members of the […]
BY MARC MOSS Update: Following the Rockland County Times breaking the story, the Rockland Journal News discovered an additional $16,000 in donations from Brega related individuals to Ilan Schoenberger, for a total of $48,000, accounting for close to 50 percent of Schoenberger’s contributions in the January-July reporting period Brega Transport of Valley Cottage recently […]
BY PATRICIA WESENBERG As tax reform picks up speed in Congress, special-interest groups are storming Capitol Hill to ensure that they get favorable tax treatment. Fortunately, some groups — like credit unions — are looking out for the interests of hard-working Americans in this tax reform debate. For years, big banks have been trying to […]
New City Patch is reporting that Clarkstown Highway Dept. Fleet Manager Dennis Malone today filed suit for ‘defamation’ and ‘defamation by implication’ against fellow Highway Dept. employee Legislator Frank Sparaco, Rockland County Republican Party Chairman Vincent Reda, Clarkstown Republican Party Chairman Bob Axelrod and Clarkstown Highway Superintendent Wayne Ballard. Malone is suing over tapes Sparaco made […]
Press Release New City, NY ((August 15, 2013) – Rockland County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger is sponsoring a resolution in support of a comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (NY) and passed by the U.S. Senate in June. The bill has been referred to the House of Representatives. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration […]
Common Law Grand Jury advocacy group booted from Clarkstown Town Hall after permit revoked BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – A presentation by representatives of the National Liberty Alliance at Clarkstown Town Hall was cut short on August 14 when police arrived and directed participants to leave, claiming they did not have permission to use […]