Former gadfly turned political candidate Barry Berman of Garnerville has been charged by Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe with allegedly shaking down an opponent for $3,000. The DA said Berman told his opponent that he’d drop out of the race for superintendent of the Haverstraw Highway Department for the aforementioned sum. Lohud reported […]
FROM ROCKLAND COUNTY GOVERNMENT Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell this week announced the names of seven members of the newly formed “Rockland County Health Facilities Corporation,” a Local Development Corporation (LDC) formed by Rockland County for the purpose of lessening the fiscal burdens of government with respect to the operation of the County’s […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – State Senator David Carlucci (D – Ossining, Rockland) publically announced his support for Suffern Mayor Dagan LaCorte’s bid for Rockland County executive during a press conference at the Rockland County Courthouse at noon on Monday, July 22. “When we sent David Carlucci to Albany in 2010, the people of […]
COMPTROLLER’S PRESS RELEASE Poor financial practices by the East Ramapo Central School District, including inaccurate budget estimates, have left the district with operating deficits for the past two years and could jeopardize future district operations, according to an audit released Friday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Sound budgeting practices ensure that a school district can fund […]
Earlier this year County Legislator Frank Sparaco recorded videos of local politicos apparently offering him perks and pay raises in return for political support. You can read the article summarizing the conversations and why Sparaco came forward here: THE SPARACO TAPES Sparaco has uploaded the videos to Youtube, so the public can now judge what […]
FROM NY GOP At their Biennial Convention in Mobile, Alabama this weekend, the Young Republican National Federation elected NYGOP Finance Director Jason Weingartner as their new chairman – the first New Yorker to hold that position in 60 years. Jason had previously served as president of the New York Young Republican Club and chairman of […]