From Capital Tonight NY Rochester-area Assemblyman Joe Morelle has been tapped by Speaker Sheldon Silver to serve as majority leader – the number two position in the body. He replaces Ron Canestrari, an Albany-area Democrat who didn’t seek re-election in 2012. Morelle is considered business-friendly by Rockland Business Association President Al Samuels. Morelle has spoke […]
BY DAVE JUDAY President Obama’s re-election paves the way for him to actually pursue the “all of the above” energy strategy he has promised. After a series of government-backed green tech companies collapsed, the Obama team smartly shifted away from its renewables-only myopia and — at least rhetorically — adopted a broader energy approach more […]
Andrew O’Rourke, who served as Westchester County Executive from 1983 to 1997, died Thursday night at the age of 79. He passed away at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx following a long illness. During his time as county executive, O’Rourke expanded a number of things, including the county’s airport, jail and open space. He also […]
Either County Executive Candidate David Fried is living in a very dangerous parallel dimension filled with holograms, or his new website http://votefried.com/ is experiencing some technical difficulties. Attached is a photo seen at the top of Fried’s webpage and left there for several days. It shows a beleaguered looking Fried ducking an attack from a mysterious blue […]