PETITION SEASON ALMOST OVER POLITICIANS

But not before several candidates get bounced due to technical blunders! In Spring Valley, four candidates have been knocked out of the mayor’s race due to petition challenges: Joseph Gross, Bernard Charles, Anthony Leon and Miguelino Joseph. Leon and Gross have filed motions to defend their petitions in court, but rival candidate Daniel Friedman said […]

Sparaco Reveals More Tapes; Context Does Not Change

BY MARC MOSS On Tuesday night Marc Moss and Dylan Skriloff of the Rockland County Times were shown several hours of further footage from County Legislator Frank Sparaco’s tape-recorded conversations with Councilman Frank Borelli, Highway superintendent candidate Dennis Malone and a Democratic Party attorney. The tapes made headlines last week as they apparently showed a […]

Congress hits at the IRS for inconsistency, the IRS hits back with weak damage control

Congress hits at the IRS for inconsistency, the IRS hits back with weak damage control

By Michael Riconda On July 19, Representative Trey Gowdy (R-South Carolina) delivered an impassioned criticism of the Internal Revenue Service, and particularly its former Exempt Organizations head Lois Lerner and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, for contradicting themselves in presenting their narratives of the targeting of activists by the IRS. Specifically, Gowdy took issue […]

FEINSTEIN WINS SPYING AWARD

The Constitutional Rights Association announced Wednesday that it has bestowed its Honecker Dunce Award, to Senator Diane Feinstein of California and Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan for their work in furthering domestic spying and mass surveillance. The Honecker Dunce Award is the most prestigious award that the Association can bestow on an elected official for […]

James Wan Returns to Troubled Real Estate

James Wan Returns to Troubled Real Estate

By Vincent Abbatecola For the horror genre these days, any approach can feel worn out, whether the story focuses on slashers, hellish monsters, the undead or haunted houses. Many filmmakers in the past few years who have dipped into horror have failed to live up to the standards of those set by Alfred Hitchcock, Wes […]

State park drownings prompt safety review

State park drownings prompt safety review

Three people have died at nearby lakes that are off-limits to swimming BY BILL DEMAREST BEAR MOUNTAIN – In the aftermath of three drownings this summer at state park lakes where swimming is prohibited, parks officials plan on conducting a review of warning signs in the parks and their safety outreach efforts. “Our parks are […]