Statement by county executive candidate Legislator Ed Day: The actions of Chris Kirby, a contracted representative of the East Ramapo School District, in viciously cursing and verbally abusing parents, students, and taxpayers, are not only unacceptable, they merit his immediate dismissal. Beyond that, the fact that the school board sat there and allowed this disturbing […]
Fishkill, NY – (7/1/13) – Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) released a statement Monday criticizing the City University of New York (CUNY) for agreeing to pay former CIA director David Petraeus $200,000 to teach a single three-credit summer seminar. “Taxpayers fund CUNY to provide an affordable education for New Yorkers,” said Lalor. “We […]
EDITORIAL BY CARL GOTTSTEIN JR. (From Albany, NY-area) We lost the battle, but the Spirit of 1776 is alive and well in upstate New York. It was a beautiful day for a revolution this past Friday, June 21 and Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin was a tough act to follow. But, when Assemblyman Stephen Katz took the […]
Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-Rockland) today announced legislative passage of their bill (S1993A / A1287A) that will provide police dogs an exemption from confinement in the event they bite a suspect in the course of their official duty. The senator and assemblyman originally introduced the bill back in January, 2012. Under […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The monthly New City Library board meeting opened up with what President Tom Ninan called “the first positive comments…heard in a long time.” New City Library Staff Association president Karen Vetrano, as well as staffers Mary Phillips and Nancy Moskowitz, had nothing but praise and gratitude for newly hired interim director Mitch […]
Conservative Party does not endorse GOPer Ed Day for county executive, neglects interview process and endorses Democrat Geoff Finn over registered Conservative Party member Dylan Skriloff in Stony Point, and once again endorses super-liberal Stephanie Hausner in Clarkstown BY MARK MOSS The Conservative Party has handed out their endorsements for political season 2013 and, as […]