Represents the most progress made since plans for the new bridge began over 10 years ago New York State Press Release New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Commissioner Joan McDonald and New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) Executive Director Thomas Madison today announced that NYSDOT and NYSTA have completed and released the Draft Environmental […]
Is it too little too late? During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama announced the creation of a special unit to investigate misconduct and illegalities that contributed to both the financial collapse and the mortgage crisis. The office, part of a new Unit on Mortgage Origination and Securitization Abuses, will be […]
This year, the people of Puerto Rico will be able to voice their own opinions on Puerto Rico being a U.S territory. This vote is the first of a two part vote that Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuno, signed into law, right before the start of the New Year. On November 6, 2012, U.S citizens […]
BY SHERLY JOURDAIN Over 30 concerned citizens attended the documentary viewing of “Agenda: Grinding America Down” held by The Rockland County Tea Party Patriots on Sunday. The featured documentary chronicled how the filmmakers believe the political Left has been systemically dismantling the constitutional and moral framework of America, in order to move the country towards […]
Newt Gingrich has completed a resounding turnaround, earning an easy victory in the South Carolina primary election. NBC News immediately called the election for Gingrich upon polls closing at 7 p.m. followed soon after by Fox News. As of 1:40 a.m. with 99 percent of precincts reporting, Gingrich led Mitt Romney 40 percent to 28 […]
Carlucci switches staff, moves bodies downstate BY CARLOS GONZALEZ ALBANY CORRESPONDENT ALBANY- Three of the four original staffers hired by Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland County) are no longer on Senate staff, records indicate. Communications director Erin Dennin, legislative director Scott Solomon, and executive aide Stephen Papas’ departure off payroll was due to a staffing overhaul […]