(Pearl River, NY) –Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern), Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day (R-Orangetown), and Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) today announced their joint bipartisan efforts to create a reduction in the speed limit on Route 9W in Palisades. At the request of Palisades’ residents, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) performed a full review of […]
The Rockland County Times has obtained pre-absentee ballot district-by-district vote tallies for the county executive and Surrogate Court justice primaries. The two hotly contested elections display the degree to which the Rockland electorate has coalesced into “Ramapo bloc vote” vs. “Anti-Ramapo bloc vote” camps. The constituents of the Democratic and Conservative parties seemingly could not […]
On Saturday, June 8 county executive candidate Ed Day posted a simple question on his Facebook page, followed by about 2,500 people. What’s the best pizza in Rockland County? Well, kaboom, the post went viral, over 8,000 viewed it with 200 or so giving a response. The clear winner was Nanuet Hotel, with Nanuet Restaurant […]
To the Editor, I feel the need to respond to Legislator Ed Day’s remarks concerning Harriet Cornell, Chairwoman of the Rockland County Legislature, specifically suggesting that Mrs. Cornell was in some way hostile to the law enforcement community. I can, without hesitation, state that as a legislator and as chairwoman, Mrs. Cornell has been a […]
County legislator and 2013 county executive candidate Ed Day is out of town, but his son and campaign manager Chris Day replied to Democratic candidate Dagan LaCorte’s assertions on gun control. Day the younger, a decorated veteran of the Afghan War, said on his father’s behalf, “First, in regards to Mr. Lacorte’s position on guns, […]
Spy one day, ethics proponent the next, Democratic county exec candidate Dagan LaCorte proposes rules for fellow candidates BY DYLAN SKRILOFF On Thursday, January 24, Suffern mayor and 2013 county executive candidate Dagan LaCorte (D), was dealt a major blow to his reputation in the eyes of many colleagues and potential supporters. LaCorte had […]