Comptroller to classify financial condition of local governments PRESS RELEASE State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Monday his office has finalized plans to implement a statewide fiscal monitoring system that would publicly identify local governments experiencing financial strain. DiNapoli’s office drafted the ‘early warning’ monitoring system last September and shared details of the proposal with […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES EXCLUSIVE SCOOP Mad texter gets stuck in his own Nixonian trap BY DYLAN SKRILOFF You can’t deny you’re spying when you send the evidence to your opponent. Last week at a festive gathering of Democratic insiders, Suffern mayor and county executive candidate Dagan LaCorte was schmoozing it up with one of […]
A Rockland County Times EXCLUSIVE — See letter from executive committee at bottom of article BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Since becoming a state senator, David Carlucci has made some surprising moves in Albany. In a business in which “you gotta serve somebody,” Carlucci has chosen New York City Senator Jeff Klein as his boss. Klein is […]
Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman makes election announcement in Rockland County Times exclusive! BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At 26-years-old, he’s been the youngest elected official in Rockland County, three years running. In 2013, he’s setting his heights higher. He’s Daniel Friedman, Ramapo Councilman. And as of now, he is officially a 2013 Democratic candidate for mayor of […]
President Obama’s Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced this week an acceleration of the Obama administration’s war on men and women. The abolishment of officially recognized chivalry and gender roles was ushered in when the civilian commanders of the nation’s armed forces ended the so-called “ban” on women on the front lines of war. Due to […]
On the heels of yet another burglary that has raised suspicion of a connection to the Journal News’ interactive gun license-map, the Rockland County Clerk’s Office has requested in writing that the White Plains-based newspaper take the map down. Regulations in NY SAFE, the new gun control law passed this week by the state of […]