TSA’s Response to Diane Dimond’s Oct. 4 Op-Ed Piece
BY LISA FARBSTEIN For someone who lives just 15 miles from what used to be the World Trade Center, Rockland resident/writer Diane Dimond seems to have a short memory. In a recent column, she ranted...
View ArticleArchdiocese Unveils New Logos for Three Pilot School Regions
The Archdiocese of New York has announced three newly designed logos for regions in the New York area. Inspired by Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s idea that the regions operate under the patronage of a saint...
View ArticleHOMEOWNERS ASKED TO REPORT OBSTRUCTIONS TO COUNTY REGULATED STREAMS ON THEIR...
The Rockland County Drainage Agency is requesting assistance in identifying obstructions to the fourteen County regulated streams. The agency averages approximately seventy to one hundred obstruction...
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Nita Lowey Leads Race for 17th; Wants Federal Dollars to Help Local Governments
BY MICHAEL CAHILL New York’s 17th Congressional District will be getting a new leader this election season as Congressman Eliot Engel has been drawn out of the district. In fact, because of...
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“WORST STORM IN COMPANY HISTORY”– O&R
According to O&R spokesman Mike Donovan, Hurricane Sandy caused unprecedented damage. Donovan called Sandy, “The worst storm in company history. Double the amount of damage from Irene.” Donovan...
View ArticleLessons from Mother Nature
BY DIANE DIMOND At least 88 people were killed, but there was no crime. There were widespread blackouts, yet there was no systematic looting. Police departments were run ragged, but lawlessness seemed...
View ArticleTimeline — 11/15
Governor Cuomo Forms Commission to Look into Power Utility Companies Hurricane Sandy affected millions of New Yorkers, leaving some without power for as long as two weeks. Governor Cuomo signed an...
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College Sports Notebook
Sayre blooms as rookie at Saint Rose Freshman forward Tyler Sayre of Garnerville has said that his dad, Jim, an assistant basketball coach under Joe Clinton of Pearl River at Dominican College,...
View ArticleENGEL: $20 MILLION AWARDED TO FIX HURRICANE SANDY ROAD DAMAGE
Press Release from Eliot Engel’s Office Congressman Eliot Engel announced last week, that $20 million in federal funds were awarded to New York State for emergency repairs of roads damaged by Hurricane...
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What You Don’t Know About the Agenda-Driven Journalists in Your Neighborhood
Editors at Journal News taking heat from coast to coast for interactive map listing gun permit holders’ names and addresses. First Amendment protects local publication’s war against second amendment BY...
View ArticleROCKLAND CLERK TO JOURNAL NEWS: FOLLOW THE WILL OF NEW YORKERS AND TAKE DOWN...
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...
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GOLDSTEIN LIEBERMAN & COMPANY LLC, HOLDS ON TO TOP SPOT AS LARGEST FIRM OF...
Phillip E. Goldstein, managing partner of Goldstein Lieberman & Company LLC, announces that the 64-year-old firm has once again ranked as the largest in the Hudson Valley region in terms of number...
View ArticleLet the dogs be heard! Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski passes bill to ban barbaric...
PRESS RELEASE Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) announced that his bill to restrict surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats passed the Assembly (A.1204). The legislation would allow...
View ArticleTIMELINES 3/7/13
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dies of Cancer Following a long battle with cancer, former president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez died on March 5 at the age of 58. Coming to power as the winner of...
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HEAVENS FALL OVER EASTERN SEABOARD
Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs Actual photo of meteor over Nyack horizon BY LORRAINE MINOGUE The weekend commenced with a celestial bang as witnesses from Virginia to Boston reported seeing a...
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Rare Opportunity to See the NORTHERN LIGHTS in New York Metro Area
More exciting news from the heavens — a major solar flare that set off Thursday will give metro New York and other areas a very good chance to observe the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) Saturday...
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LALOR TELLS THE TRUTH (AGAIN): Pay Bill Boosts Trial Lawyers, Not Equality
Statement on Assembly Pay Equity Bills from Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) “New York already legally requires equal pay for equal work. Paying women less than men for the same job...
View ArticleGOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES ANOTHER HOUSING EXTENSION FOR SANDY VICTIMS
Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program extended in NY for an additional 28 days Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the...
View ArticleRangers Survive, Now Can they Thrive?
BY CHAYIM TAUBER Survive. It’s been a Rangers motto all season and it’s never been more applicable than it is now in their first round playoff matchup against the Washington Capitals. “Survive” becomes...
View ArticleSo-Called Campaign Finance Reform is a Recipe for Political Corruption
BY DEAN SKELOS The recent scandals involving Democratic politicians from New York City have led a number of self-styled “reformers” to argue that the solution to cleaning up government lies in passing...
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