A Valley Cottage man got three years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to securities fraud and failing to pay payroll taxes at the College of New Rochelle. The U-S Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced yesterday that 63 year-old Keith Borge, the former controller of the college, failed to pay more than $20 million in federal and state payroll taxes and contributions for nearly a two-year period beginning in August of 2014. He also cooked the school’s books and records to conceal the college’s actual financial condition. He pleaded guilty in March. The college, now closed, has been absorbed by Mercy College.
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5K at Rockland Lake Tonight to Honor Teen DWI Accident Victim from Clarkstown
The summer is known for lots of things, mostly good, but it also holds the distinction of being the time of year that sees the most DWI fatalities. That’s according to Rockland state senator David Carlucci, who’s drawing attention to the problem with a 5K memorial Fun Run tonight honoring Larisa Karassik, a Felix Festa Middle School student killed by a drunk driver in May four years ago…
The race/walk gets underway tonight at 6:30 at Rockland Lake State Park North parking lot. Funds raised will go to the Larisa Karassik Foundation. For more information visit https://larisastrong.org.
Area Assemblyman Returns from Mexico Border Trip; Plans Report to Help Shape Future NYS Legislation
An area lawmaker is back from a self-funded trip last week to the US-Mexico border to see conditions there for himself. Stony Point and Orange County Assemblyman Colin Schmitt went to the city of Del Rio, Texas, not far from Laughlin Air Force Base, and toured the Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition’s emergency shelter. The coalition is a group of area citizens and agencies that help transition refugees to their destinations upon release from federal custody. Schmitt says New York has become a destination for people by creating what he calls immigration “pull factors,” such as driver’s licenses or other benefits and state programs that lure many to come to the country illegally…
The humanitarian shelter Schmitt toured is about 400 miles southeast of El Paso. Schmitt says he will be putting together a report on his trip and sharing it with his Albany colleagues to help shape future legislation.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Ends Bid for White House
New York’s Junior U-S Senator has ended her bid for the White House. Kirsten Gillibrand was officially eliminated from the September 12th Democratic Party debate. She was unable to meet the minimum 2% support threshold and have at least 130,000 individual donors to make the cut. Gillibrand said she would support the party’s eventual nominee.
Rockland Boulders Clinch Playoff Berth in Win over Ottawa
The Rockland Boulders took a 5-game lead for the last playoff spot over the Ottawa Champions into Canada last night for the first of a three-game series. After building a 5-0 lead in the 8th, the Boulders added some insurance…
And that was Davide Disipio with the call on CanAmLeague.TV. 6-1 was your final, the Boulders eliminated the Champions with the win and have at least the fourth place playoff spot locked up. The Boulders could catch the third-place New Jersey Jackals, they’re just 3.5 games behind.