Sparaco and Schoenberger persuade Rockland County Democrats to defy King Cuomo and stand up for the people’s right to bear arms BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Hundreds of citizens who believe in the rights and tradition of gun ownership were pleasantly surprised at the results of Tuesday’s meeting of the Rockland County Legislature. Behind the bullish efforts of Republican Legislator Frank Sparaco and the parliamentary […]
Pro-life activists gather near Planned Parenthood abortion-facility in Spring Valley. The protest is part of the www.40daysforlife.com international effort. Pro-lifers will be holding vigil outside the Planned Parenthood and at St. Gregory Barbarigo Church, alternating each location and with different person standing watch, for every hour of the day through Easter.
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Valley Cottage – State legislators representing various districts in Rockland County invited local municipal, business, and nonprofit leaders to the Valley Cottage Library on February 14 for a joint session to discussing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal. State Legislators in attendance included Senator David Carlucci, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Assemblyman James Skoufis, Assemblywoman […]
Judge Janet Malone has declared herself a candidate for New York State Supreme Court Justice in the Ninth Judicial District – Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam Counties – in 2013. Judge Malone cites her 23-year legal career as a Manhattan assistant district attorney, a private practitioner, a consultant to the New York City Transit […]
STATEMENT FROM LEGISLATOR AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE ED DAY (R) Legislator Ed Day (New City-Pomona), is issuing a call for support for his proposed measures to correct the overreaches and irregularities in Governor Cuomo’s gun bill, while simultaneously expressing his opposition to the resolution proposed by Chairwoman Harriet Cornell. “As a retired member of the law enforcement […]
FROM ASSEMBLYWOMAN ANNIE RABBITT Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt (R-Greenwood Lake) this past week blasted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for “extremely poor financial management” in the wake of a new audit conducted by the State Comptroller. It was revealed that the authority sat on $90 million in funds, failed to put together a financial plan, and […]