BY KATHY KAHN The Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in mid-2013 after the Legislature bypassed his “Clean Up Albany” initiative, had a prominent Rockland figure on it 25-member panel: District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. Better known as the Moreland Commission, Zugibe, fellow DA’s and professors from Columbia University were officially appointed […]
Open Letter to Friends of the Orangetown PBA, We would like to cordially invite you to our “Never Give Up – Hope for Brian” night, benefiting little Brian Domitrovits, hosted by the Orangetown PBA. The event will take place at The Knights of Columbus in Blauvelt, NY on Saturday June 4, 2016 from 6 – 11p.m. As […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF For the first time in recent memory, a Republican presidential nominee’s campaign slogan is being used to rally the forces of American labor. The political sea change was on full display at Monday night’s Haverstraw Town Board meeting as the board passed a resolution citing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s slogan “Make America […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Donald Trump should see this one. A true story about a Russian Jewish immigrant who lands in Hamilton, Texas where there are no Jews, he speaks little English, turns his life around from selling one cent bananas from a wheelbarrow to building a business that should go on Shark Tank. Author […]
From GasBuddy New York, NY, May 23- Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 4.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.41/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 6.1 cents per gallon in the last […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYMAN KARL BRABENEC (Portions of Orange County, Town of Ramapo) In response to the lingering zombie property epidemic in New York State, Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) is supporting several bills which would help municipalities better track and document foreclosed homes and abandoned properties. The bills, A.4842, A.4152 and A.9394, would mandate that […]