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ED DAY SAYS CORRUPT POLITICOS SHOULD LOSE STATE PENSIONS
PRESS RELEASE FROM LEGISLATOR AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE ED DAY Rockland County Legislator Ed Day is sponsoring two resolutions that, if passed, would strip elected officials of pension and retirement benefits when an official is convicted of any felony offense against public administration while holding elective office. “Enough is enough. We need to take bold and aggressive action […]
Vanderhoef and Cornell to Announce Appointment of Rockland’s Poet Laureate
(NEW CITY, NY) Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell will hold a press conference to announce the reappointment of Dan Masterson as Poet Laureate of Rockland County and the posthumous appointments of revered Rockland poets, Marya Zaturenska (1902-1982) and her husband Horace Gregory (1898-1982) as honorary Poets Laureate. Dan […]
LaCorte Says Deficit Bond Not the Way to Go
BY DAGAN LACORTE, Suffern mayor and candidate for county executive Property taxpayers are stretched to the max by a 100 percent increase in property taxes imposed by the Rockland Legislature and Executive over the past few years. The current proposal to radically increase the county’s debt with a deficit bond will only further strain the […]
Justice Dept Announces New Corruption Arrests, Warns Dirty NY Pols to be Afraid
The feds have come to save New York. They couldn’t come soon enough. NEW YORK — U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara sent a shot across the bow of Albany on Thursday, warning New York’s corrupt politicians that they should be living in fear that their colleagues were working with authorities. Bharara once again condemned the “pervasive […]
Stern Also Linked to Eisenpress
The New York City-based web magazine www.dnainfo.com has confirmed reports that link Monsey-based FBI informant and real estate developer Moses “Mark” Stern to Rockland County Family Court Justice Sherri Eisenpress. The reports indicate that Stern helped bundle money to support Eisenpress’ campaign including $11,000 from the oft-active Joseph and Esther Markowitz of Monsey. The solid […]