John Milazzo News Today

New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission (Pine Barrens Commission) Executive Director Judith Jakobsen today announceda settlement with Stephen Affatato and his company Affa Organics, Inc. (Affa Organics), a landscaping supply business, for illegally removing trees and vegetation from the Pine Barrens, protected land on Long Island.

As Dawn Wicker walked down the steps to the main concourse of the Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines, her popularity was obvious. Wicker surveyed the scene around her for familiar faces, but they found her first, giving her a hug as if it was routine.  In a state dominated by Hawkeyes and Cyclones,...