BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The Rockland County Legislature convened on February 2 to discuss various matters, paying particular attention to a contentious resolution, which fills a potentially unfair gap left by a technicality of law. Following an occasionally tense debate over the fairness of the measure, the vote was almost unanimous, with Legislator […]
BY KATHY KAHN Special to the Rockland County Times With the cost of community college “chargebacks” becoming increasingly unsustainable for New York’s 62 counties, many are now passing those costs down to local cities and towns. New York Community College Trustees’ forum, “Operating Chargebacks: A Critical Component in the Funding Partnership for New York’s Community […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The John Birch Society hosted a public information and brainstorming session on January 31 to get word out on the United Nations’ Agenda 21, a plan which they claim would drastically curtail individual property rights in the United States and abroad. Regional field director Harold Shurtleff explained that Agenda […]
Press Release Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt (R,I,C-Greenwood Lake) last week announced her online petition to repeal the gun control laws enacted through the NY S.A.F.E. Act. “The Executive Budget proposes $36 million to create the database of lawful gun owners in our state – like many of my constituents, I believe there are a lot of […]
Reagan-home demolition story does not pass journalistic standards—should have been reported merely as rumor and speculation EDITORIAL REPORT BY MICHAEL RICONDA Following online rumors and reports in major conservative news outlets like www.newsmax.com and www.foxnews.com that one of Ronald Reagan’s childhood homes would be demolished to make room for a parking lot for President Obama’s […]
The Correction Officers Benevolent Association of Rockland County (COBARC) has announced their support of former Spring Valley Justice David Fried for County Executive. “David Fried is a longtime, trusted, and proven friend of the law enforcement community,” said COBARC President John Kezek, Jr., a resident of Stony Point. “First as a chair of the Legislature’s […]