BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Tells Rockland County Times she will run for reelection; faces four-way GOP primary for District 99 Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun (R – Blooming Grove) has officially announced to the Rockland County times that she is running for her 12th term. Calhoun, whose district is mostly in Orange County but has represented Stony Point […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer wants to reinstate discriminatory 0.45% income tax on Rocklanders working in New York City At the behest of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, insular leaders in New York City have floated the idea of reinstating a long-repealed discriminatory tax against workers who live outside the five boroughs. Manhattan […]
Press Release from Houston, Texas METRO System and the TSA Friday, April 13 was a pilot day for heavy surveillance of bus riders in the Houston METRO system. According to the TSA, such measures can be expected randomly, any day of the year. The move to “monitor and curtail crime on buses and trains” is […]
Blooming Grove Town Supervisor Frank Fornario Jr. has announced his candidacy for the new 99th New York State Assembly District which includes Blooming Grove, Chester, Cornwall, Goshen, Hamptonburgh, Highlands, New Windsor, Woodbury, and the town of Stony Point in Rockland County. Fornario has given 19 years of service as a Blooming Grove Councilman, Orange County […]
$5,690,200 Investment for 15 Flood Control and Dam Repair Projects Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a $5,690,200 investment for NY Works projects that will allow for 15 flood control system and dam repair projects in the Hudson Valley. NY Works is designed to reinvent state economic development with innovative new strategy that will put […]
The Florida special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, announced this evening that the shooter, George Zimmerman, will be charged with second degree murder. Zimmerman claims he acted in self defense when he shot an unarmed Martin in February at a gated community in Flordia. Zimmerman faces up to life in prison if he is found guilty.