Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17), Senator Chuck Schumer (NY), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), and Congressmen Eliot Engel (NY-16) and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) on Wednesday sent a letter to United States Postmaster General Megan Brennan calling for the Postal Service to address theft of mail across the Hudson Valley. […]
BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Memorial Day is the time we remember and honor the thousands of servicemembers who died while serving our country. It is a somber holiday filled with great meaning for many. This Memorial Day when we are spending time with our loved ones at a barbecue let’s take time to remember, reflect, […]
Originally published by Westfair Within three hours after writer Ronan Farrow tweeted: “‘I am the law.” Four women accuse NY attorney general and #MeToo advocate Eric Schneiderman of violent physical abuse. Several gave harrowing accounts of violence, fear, and intimidation to @JaneMayerNYer and me in our @NewYorker investigation,” New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned. […]
Newburgh – With Senator Bill Larkin by his side, Councilman Tom Basile on Saturday launched his campaign for the New York State Senate, promising to fight for taxpayers. “For nearly 30 years, the people of our area have trusted Bill Larkin to fight for them in the Senate at a time when our state government too […]
BY JOE KUHN The weather is getting warmer, but spring is not all sunshine and roses. The population of disease-carrying deer ticks has been on the increase and with the warmer weather, these pests tend to emerge. “We are in the middle of a tick explosion,” Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer warned during a press conference […]
BY STATE SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Every May in Rockland County we remember Larisa Karassik. Larisa was just 13-years-old when a repeat drunk driver slammed into her family’s car back on May 23, 2015. Sadly, Larisa did not make it, her father was injured, and the driver of the other vehicle was killed. Larisa’s tragic death reminds us there is […]