With two veteran Hall of Famers with ties to Rockville Centre looking on, First Sgt. Thomas Seifert of East Rockaway was selected by Sen. Dean Skelos (R-RVC) to be inducted into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. Seifert, one of the youngest recipients of the award, was honored at a ceremony on Aug. 19 at the East Rockaway American Legion Post, where he is a member. more

In 2004, the Brennan Center for Justice and New York University’s School of Law released a report describing the New York Legislature as “the most dysfunctional state [government] in the … more

State Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos — and the entire Republican conference — signed New York Uprising's pledges to reform Albany. more

Sen. Dean Skelos was one of the many who visited Greis Park in Lynbrook from June 10-13 to pay tribute to the fallen heroes of the Vietnam War. Many visited the wall in hopes of finding the name of a loved one inscribed on the wall. more

Embattled New York Gov. David Paterson's troubles keep piling up. Calls for his resignation have been getting louder after a story broken by The New York Times implicated Paterson in the use of the State Police to harass a woman who had filed for an order of protection against one of his top aides, David Johnson. The latest news that staff members are reportedly saying Paterson asked them to call the woman that Johnson allegedly beat, means Paterson may have had a more direct involvement in the case. more