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 […]
From Assemblyman Kieran Lalor (R,CI – Fishkill) Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) released a statement this week criticizing New Rochelle mayor and Democratic candidate for Westchester County Executive Noah Bramson for his membership in Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Lalor is calling on Bramson to resign from the organization after it included Boston bomber […]
BY MATTHEW SHI JULY 16, 2013—In a statement released last Friday, Edward Snowden, NSA “whistleblower,” indicated intentions to apply for asylum in Russia, where he hopes to stay until he is able to fly to Latin America. Countries including Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Ecuador plan to grant Snowden the right to stay if he can […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – While they are relatively low key events which do not usually draw large crowds, constituent hours for State Assemblyman James Skoufis (D – Stony Point) have served as a regular forum for Stony Point residents with questions and concerns on a range of issues since the Assemblyman’s election. According […]
BY ARDSLEY POMONA After a slow start and pernicious rumors that he simply didn’t have the chops to raise serious dough, incumbent county legislator and county executive candidate Ed Day has quietly stockpiled a nice stash. Helped by the fact that his Democratic rivals must each spend some of their loot in a primary, insiders […]
The Rockland County Times mistakenly posted an anti-gun rights opinion piece in the news section. This piece did not meet journalistic standards and was not meant to be posted on the site, let alone at the top of the news section. Our apologies for the error.