BY MICHAEL RICONDA Pomona – Rockland County welcomed some of its newest citizens with a naturalization ceremony held at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona on December 6. The ceremony, which is held about six times each year, commemorates foreign-born Rockland residents’ decision to accept U.S. citizenship. A total of 152 new citizens […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato hosted a naturalization ceremony on Friday, October 4, 2013 at the North Rockland High School in Thiells. Piperato administered the Oath of Allegiance to 151 new citizens from 35 countries. Hon. Thomas Walsh served as the officiating Supreme Court Justice. The keynote speaker was New York State Senator William Larkin. […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF In late July, Haverstraw highway superintendent candidate Barry Berman, a former treasurer of the Haverstraw Ambulance Corps and former member of the town Architectural Review Board, was arrested and charged with felony coercion and larceny for allegedly attempting to solicit a $3,000 payoff from fellow candidate John Piperato in return for Berman […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato came out in support of County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger’s campaign for county executive, earning Schoenberger’s cross-endorsement for Piperato’s own county clerk re-election campaign. Piperato explained he chose Schoenberger because he wanted to support a candidate who he believes can work with local leaders, update […]
BY MARC MOSS It’s the campaign season to end all campaign seasons in the Town of Haverstraw. The six-decade long Democratic coalition that has produced such leaders as Democratic Chairman Fred Miller (in office since 1965), late Supervisor Phil Rotella and currently serving Supervisor Howard Phillips, among others, has shown signs of fracture this year, […]
Greetings Clerk Piperato, Thank you for taking the time to read my email. I hope all is well with you. Due to an article by the Rockland County Times, It has come to my attention that The Journal News is putting in another FOIL request for pistol license holders names and addresses. When they first […]