The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, (DAASNY), issued the following statement on the 2017-2018 State budget: “DAASNY thanks the Governor and the Legislature for their work in the passage of a statute that allows police and prosecutors to use photo identifications at criminal trials. Science has shown that the first identification […]
NEW CITY, NY – Joan M. Silvestri took her post as new Rockland County commissioner of Social Serviceson Monday. “There is no better, more experienced person to lead this very important county department than Joan Silvestri,” County Executive Ed Day said. “She is a skilled executive with a long record of service to the people […]
Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) visited the Warwick Valley Humane Society Tuesday in an effort to spread awareness regarding animal abuse. Brabenec recently authored and passed an Assembly Resolution authorizing the governor to declare April as Pet Cruelty Awareness Month in New York State. “Unfortunately, pet cruelty and animal abuse remains a serious concern in our […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM STEPHANIE HAUSNER New City, NY—Councilwoman Stephanie Hausner announced Friday that she will not run for a third term and will be resigning as Chairwoman of the Clarkstown Democratic Committee. “I ran for office eight years ago because I wanted to devote my time to public service and to my community. When I […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato formally announced he is running for a fourth four-year term as Rockland County clerk. The announcement took place at “Joe & Joe Restaurant” in Pearl River today, Thursday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m. Piperato, a Haverstraw resident, was first elected clerk in 2005 and re-elected in 2009 and 2013. Before […]
BY MORT BECKER I had the great opportunity to participate in a “Not in Our Town” – Clarkstown event which was hosted by the JCC and ably coordinated and arranged by Robert Pitkofsky, Dustin Hausner and Clarkstown Councilmembers Stepahanie Hausner and Daniel Caprara. In attendance was a diverse crowd ranging from a Chasidic Rabbi and […]