Schoenberger handed Independence Line; Leschinsky stays on the ballot

At courthouse hearings this week, Ilan Schoenberger’s petitions for the Independence Party were validated, giving him the line, as no other county executive candidates qualified to contest him via write-in. County executive candidate Simon Leschinsky of the Conservative Party won his battle to stay in the primary against party-endorsed candidate Tom Sullivan.

INSIDE ROCKLAND POLITICS: Day files suit against Leschinsky, Leschinsky fires back

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City โ€“ County executive candidate Legislator Ed Day has initiated court proceedings against Conservative Party opportunity-to-ballot candidate Simon Leschinsky, alleging petitioning irregularities. Proceedings began on July 29 and continued through the week with a presentation of evidence by Dayโ€™s attorney Byron C. McKim to the Honorable Gerald B. Loehr. The defense […]