VLADIMIR LEON FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE (Who’s That?)

A younger relative of Spring Valley Trustee Anthony Leon has announced his candidacy for county executive. Mr. Vladimir Leon has run as a wild card candidate in other local races and has failed to garner many votes. Trustee Leon has endorsed David Fried for county executive. To the editor, Today March 6, 2013 is the […]

THE PALADINO LETTERS, EPISODE XV

NY’s 2010 GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino continues his crusade to bring spending under control in the Buffalo Board of Education. Here is another in his series of fiery public letters he has written in the past year dealing with Buffalo school and state political issues. To:       Phil Rumore, President, Buffalo Teachers Federation  From:   […]

Schoenberger Statement on Legislature Resize Proposal

COMMENTS BY ILAN SCHOENBERGER WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE ROCKLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE I was a member of the Legislature when we redistricted County government to go from a legislature elected town-wide to single member districts. At that time I voted to support reduction of the Legislature from 21 members […]

CORNELL RESPONDS TO HI-TOR CRITICISM

To the Editor, Hi-Tor Animal Care Center serves an important purpose in Rockland, and we can thank early advocates like Zippy Fleisher for bringing it to fruition.  My husband Martin Cornell, an attorney, did pro bono legal work helping Hi-Tor get its start, and it has always been close to our hearts. At the request of Clarkstown Councilwoman Stephanie […]

Master Plan: Stony Point needs to better publicize public meetings

To the editor, We applaud Supervisor Geoffrey Finn’s effort to kick start the review of proposed amendments to the Stony Point Comprehensive Plan – a review that has been plodding along, stop and go, for more than seven years during the terms of three town supervisors. However, town board pubic hearings need to be better publicized […]