Statement from Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee I am thrilled to announce my re-election campaign to continue representing the 97th Assembly District. Today we face challenges to our democracy, our liberties, and our way of life both nationally and here in Rockland. I am ready to do what is necessary to ensure that ALL my constituents have […]
By Kenneth E. Thorpe Imagine if the federal government treated disabled Americans as second-class citizens. It’s an appalling thought. But it could happen soon — if some special interest groups get their way. Here’s how. In numerous foreign countries, government-run healthcare systems already rely on discriminatory means to deny certain treatments to people with disabilities. […]
On Friday, Feb 14 the Rockland County Conservative Party submitted nearly 300 new Conservative Party voter registrations to the Rockland County Board of Elections. These registrations are in addition to the many others submitted over the past few months as part of a greater effort by Conservative Party volunteers to rebuild the party infrastructure so […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ATERES BAIS YAACOV ACADEMY Ateres Bais Yaacov Academy of Rockland (“ABY”) has filed a federal complaint against the Town of Clarkstown, New York, alleging that the Town violated ABY’s constitutional, civil, and statutory rights through the Town’s calculated and discriminatory efforts to prevent ABY, a registered Orthodox Jewish school, from closing on […]
Five students met with members of New York State legislature to speak out against the tobacco industry The American Lung Association and five members of Fieldstone Middle Schools Reality Check club traveled to Albany on Tuesday, Feb. 4 to attend the annual Legislative Day at the New York State Capitol building and discussed with lawmakers […]
Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) recently presented Mayor Michael Kohut with a grant of $250,000 to repair and rehabilitate Hudson Avenue in the Village of Haverstraw. Senator Skoufis secured this funding during the state’s budget negotiations. Senator Skoufis said, “Hudson Avenue and others like it are highly-traveled roads close to the elementary school, community center, […]