This Ombudsman respectfully requests our elected officials, including County Executive Ed Day, Assemblypersons Kenneth Zebrowski and Ellen Jaffee, as well as Senator David Carlucci, to share with our readers the projected costs of removing and replacing the numerous signs needed to re-label the Tappan Zee bridge as the Mario Cuomo bridge. It is no secret […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALEPRT Ombudsman On November 3, 2017, an article entitled “OMBUDSMAN ALERT EXCLUSIVE: NYS Dept. of Transportation tells officials it wants to eliminate Tappan Zee Express bus service”, this column started our lobbying efforts to restore the widely used express bus service from the Palisades Mall to the Tarrytown Railroad station that was […]
Rockland Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski told constituents this week at Nyack Beach State Park will be “repaired and up and running by Memorial Day.” At the Environmental Conservation Joint Legislative Budget Hearing earlier this week, Commissioner Rose Harvey of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation assured Zebrowski the park would be opened by the holiday which marks […]
Clarkstown Councilman Frank Borelli has told political contacts he is not running for county executive in 2013, leaving the Republican field open for the time being for front-running County Legislator Ed Day. On the Democratic side, a major name who sources confirmed is considering a run is Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski. Currently all three announced Democratic […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Obama gets four more years; Democrats win GOP seats in Rockland, in 2012 you can go ahead and paint the county blue Rockland County and America has gone through yet another historic election. This time President Barack Obama became America’s third consecutive two-term president. Locally, there was even more good news for […]
Another state Democrat bites the dust BY SARA GILBERT New York State Senator Shirley Huntley of Queens was arrested and indicted on Monday, August 27 on charges of conspiracy, tampering with evidence and falsifying business records. Huntley, 74, pled not guilty in court and plans to fight the charges. Huntley, who represents Jamaica, Laurelton and […]