BY MICHAEL RICONDA Pearl River – State Sen. David Carlucci met with local businesswomen Diane Banta and Phyllis Damiano to announce his support for a resolution banning the chemical azodicarbonamide from being used in food products. The chemical, which is commonly used in plastics, floor mats and shoe soles, is also a common additive in […]
The application process for the third class of the Empire State Fellows has begun. The program attracts exceptional and diverse talent from New York and around the country to serve in high-level positions in the administration. Since its inception in 2012, the two-year Program has begun preparing a new generation of policy-makers to help lead […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM NEW YORKERS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS Today, Sen. Lee Zeldin (R-C-I, Shirley) announced the introduction of legislation, S.6604, that would suspend the mandatory implementation of Common Core-related curricula and testing for a period of three years, and would authorize the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on 21st Century Testing and Curricula to […]
Ramapo’s designation as one of the most fiscally stressed towns in the state doesn’t seem to be causing elected official to sweat much, as the town board approved massive raises for many loyalists of Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence’s administration, the activist group Preserve Ramapo reported last week. Leading the pack was notorious Democratic Party operative […]
SUFFERN – A recent report by the state Comptroller’s Office lists the Village of Suffern as fiscally stressed, owing largely to ongoing troubles with financing the local sewer district. Suffern Mayor Trish Abato expressed skepticism about the way the data had been evaluated. Her response to the comptroller’s evaluation pointed out that the report fails […]
FROM WHEC.COM Would you let your child be tested like this? After several school shooting including in Newtown, CT., there is now a bill in the New York State Assembly that would require every child in public school to have a psychological examination before they could go to school. The test would be mandatory whether […]