Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani and New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer will visit Rockland tomorrow and Thursday to endorse local candidates for office.

Giuliani, the Republican former New York City mayor, will be attending a fund-raiser tomorrow for his candidacy and will endorse the re-election of Republicans Michael Bongiorno for district attorney James Kralik for sheriff [...]

Rockland Democrat Thomas Zugibe added to his list of police union endorsements by getting the support of the New York City Police Department Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association.

Zugibe, a former village judge and prosecutor, already had the backing of the Rockland PBA leadership and the union boards for the Ramapo and Haverstraw police.

Zugibe is looking to [...]

Rockland District Attorney Michael Bongiorno and Democrat Tom Zugibe, each snared endorsements.

Zugibe, a former prosecutor and West Haverstraw justice for 18 years until January, captured the backing of the leadership of the Civil Service Employees Association of Region 3, which represents 40,000 members in the Southern Tier of New York.

Bongiorno, a Republican, won support from the leaders [...]

Rockland District Attorney Michael Bongiorno opens his campaign headquarter in Haverstraw village tomorrow on New Main Street.

The â€Å“Haverstraw for Bongiorno Headquartersâ€? will open at 12 p.m. at 41 New Main St.. according to Ricky Sanchez, a Democrat and former Haverstraw village trustee who is supporting Bongiorno.

And if the usual political speechs and rah-rah talks [...]

Rockland’s Law Enforcement team – known individually as District Attorney Michael Bongiorno and Sheriff James Kralik – have taken to the Internet by sending out e-mails to potential voters in the Nov. 6 election.

In their joint e-mail this week, the two Republicans remind voters that they both are committed to ensuring the county remains one [...]

After Sunday’s Columbus Day Parade through West Haverstraw, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., will stop marching and hand-shaking long enough to endorse two Democrats for local offices in the Nov. 6 election.

The senator will put his name behind Thomas Zugibe for Rockland district attorney and Tim O’Neill for sheriff.

Schumer will meet with the two [...]

Rockland District Attorney Michael Bongiorno has received the re-election endorsement of the New York State Police Investigators Association.

The association includes investigators assigned to the state police barracks in Haverstraw

In their endorsement, Troop F delegate Joe Barrett wrote of Bongiorno, â€Å“… your office has effectively prosecuted criminal cases developed by both the uniform members and [...]

Tim O’Neill officially opens his campaign headquarters for his run for Rockland County sheriff on Sunday.

The Stony Point Democrat opens shop at 6 S. Main Street in New City, directly across from the Rockland County Courthouse. O’Neill’s home-away-from-home will be open seven days a week until Election Day on Nov. 6.

O’Neill, a [...]

Rockland Democrat Thomas Zugibe is trying to reach voters and communicate with them through a campaign letter he’s sending out on the Internet.

He opens his first newsletter with, “Countdown to Election: 77 days…. Tues. November 6” – the day Rockland voters will choose between him and Republican DA Michael Bongiorno, who won election in [...]

Rockland Sheriff James Kralik has begun piling up re-election endorsements.

Kralik has been endorsed by 12 law enforcement agencies as he runs for a fifth, four-year-term as Rockland’s top cop.

Kralik, a Republican from Sloatsburg, is being challenged by Clarkstown Detective Sgt. Tim O’Neill, who also is a Stony Point councilman. O’Neill has picked up the [...]