Former Westchester County Executive Andrew O’Rourke Dies at 79

Former Westchester County Executive Andrew O’Rourke Dies at 79

Andrew O’Rourke, who served as Westchester County Executive from 1983 to 1997, died Thursday night at the age of 79. He passed away at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx following a long illness. During his time as county executive, O’Rourke expanded a number of things, including the county’s airport, jail and open space. He also […]

Is David Fried Being Attacked by Blue Holograms?

Is David Fried Being Attacked by Blue Holograms?

Either County Executive Candidate David Fried is living in a very dangerous parallel dimension filled with holograms, or his new website http://votefried.com/ is experiencing some technical difficulties. Attached is a photo seen at the top of Fried’s webpage and left there for several days. It shows a beleaguered looking Fried ducking an attack from a mysterious blue […]

Legislative Chair Cornell Announces 2013 Committee Chairs; Schoenberger Leaves Chairmanship of Budget & Finance Committee

Press Release Rockland County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell has announced her appointment of Legislative Committee Chairs for 2013 and assigned them the task of reviewing county department operations with emphasis on further consolidation of functions across department lines and/or with other levels of government, if appropriate. Cornell will expect written recommendations early in June that can be utilized when analyzing the County […]

Sparaco Pulls Rabbit Out of Hat

Sparaco Pulls Rabbit Out of Hat

Legislator pulls together unlikely coalition to condemn Journal News gun map BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Journal News editorial board and publisher Janet Hasson were condemned Friday, January 4 by law enforcement, a bipartisan group of legislators, County Clerk Paul Piperato and the five major political parties of Rockland County, for their publication of an interactive […]