BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The concept of medical marijuana has gained broad acceptance across America’s demography even while politicians and government bureaucracies in Washington D.C. continue to stymie policy change. National polls commissioned by Yahoo and Quinnipiac this year measured public support for federal acceptance of medical marijuana at 83 and 94 percent respectively, an overwhelming political […]
BY JONATHAN CALIXTE AND DYLAN SKRILOFF PHOTOS BY AARON MOELLER Roger Jason Stone, Jr., a political consultant and self-described “dirty tricks” expert brought to prominence in 2015 & 16 for his advocacy of and perceived proximity to Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency, was the keynote speaker and special guest at the Rockland GOP’s fundraiser […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT OMBUDSMAN The question in this article’s title was posed in an emergency coast-to-coast conference call held on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 by a coalition of leading safety and consumer advocates and families of victims of deadly vehicle defects which called on the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to […]
26 No. DeBaun Ave. unit104 Suffern, NY 10901 Our Annual Candidates’ Forum will be held on Sunday, October 29th from 2 to 4:30 pm at the JCC Rockland, 450 West Nyack Rd. West Nyack. The candidates are: County Executive: Maureen Porette, Edwin Day & Thomas Sullivan Town of Clarkstown Supervisor: Michael R. Sullivan […]
County Executive Ed Day announced today that he will participate in three political debates/forums leading up to the November 7 election. The three debates/forums will be the following: Wednesday, October 18 at 7 p.m. Rockland Community College – The Ellipse, Technology Building Host – LoHud Sunday, October 29 at 2 p.m. JCC – West Nyack Host […]
Three dedicated people—Martha Robles of Rockland Catholic Charities; Elsa Seguinot, retired Sergeant with the NYPD and President of the Rockland County Police Hispanic Society; and Michael Greco, the first Latino appointed as a U.S. Marshall for the South District of New York and Chairman of Rockland County Commission on Human Rights—were recognized for their contributions […]
