Castricone Issues Warning about Recent Decision by Judge Francis Nicolai ‘Home Rule, Local Zoning will become a thing of the past if decision is upheld by Appellate Court’

PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE DAN CASTRICONE (R-TUXEDO) Tuxedo-Calling a recent decision by State Supreme Court Justice Francis Nicolai ‘short sighted, ill-advised and just plain wrong,’ NY Assembly candidate Dan Castricone today warned that local zoning and home rule will become a relic if the Judge’s decision is upheld. “The Judge basically invalidated the zoning […]

BOGGED DOWN: Piermont Marsh Alliance wants to stop DEC project

BOGGED DOWN: Piermont Marsh Alliance wants to stop DEC project

BY JANIE ROSMAN The new  TZ Bridge project is causing some interesting ramifications downstream in Piermont. An agreement between the state — Thruway Authority and the DEC — and Riverkeeper, Inc., and Scenic Hudson, Inc. in March 2013 included extensive environmental protective measures and mitigation funding to protect the river and minimize other impacts during […]

Newly-released data shows lack of New York abortion provider inspections

Newly-released data shows lack of New York abortion provider inspections

BY MICHAEL RICONDA A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the conservative Chiaroscuro Foundation revealed New York has been inconsistent in its inspections of abortion providers, with some locations experiencing no oversight whatsoever in the past decade. The data revealed out of 25 providers, eight had not been inspected between 2000 and 2012. Five […]

Day reports slow but sure progress on Congressional campaign

Day reports slow but sure progress on Congressional campaign

BY MICHAEL RICONDA As Congressional elections in November draw closer, House Candidate Chris Day is reporting steady progress in his campaign against incumbent Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey in New York’s 17th Congressional District, as he continues to drum up local support from Rockland and Westchester residents. Day explained to the Rockland County Times he had […]

High School Girls Upstage Olympians in Nyack Racewalks

Katherine Newhoff of East Islip on Long Island captured the high school girls 5,000-meter title at the third annual Nyack Racewalks, held April 6 at the NyackHigh School track. The meet was organized and sponsored by Rockland track officials Debbie and Shawn Frederick of Nyack, with the support of USA Track & Field, Park Racewalkers […]

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