BY LISA FARBSTEIN From the Office of Public Affairs, Transportation Security Administration Five weeks ago, 745 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees put their lives on hold, packed their suitcases, kissed their families goodbye and headed to New York-without their uniforms. These TSA employees, representing more than 200 airports from across the nation, saw a need […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Well, well, well. Kate Middleton, aka the Duchess of Cambridge, is expecting a baby! Her husband, Prince William, is reported to be ecstatic. The people of Great Britain are utterly delighted that the Royal Family will be soon have a new heir. And they are sending up a collective prayer that the […]
PRESS RELEASE Suffern Mayor Dagan Lacorte, a candidate for the 2013 county executive race, has called for the repeal of Rockland’s $14 million-a-year energy tax in a new television ad. “Sky high energy costs are straining our family budgets and sending jobs out of Rockland,“ Lacorte said, “We need bold solutions” Lacorte said he would […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The passing of Town Clerk Josephine Carella leaves the Haverstraw Town Board with a one-year vacancy to fill before the position is back up for election in 2013. Supervisor Howard Phillips said so far the only application he’s received for the job is from Karen Bulley, the deputy village clerk of West Haverstraw. […]
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) today issued the following statement following her election as Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee: “It is an honor to be selected by my colleagues to serve as Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee in the 113th Congress. It is especially gratifying to be the first woman to lead […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature narrowly voted 10-7 to approve a revised version of the December 2012 budget, making major cutbacks while avoiding the layoffs of contract-safeguarded employees and restoring some programs which were initially eliminated. The budget produced significant dissent for a variety of reasons, with opposing votes from Legislators Day, Moroney, […]