ENGEL PLEDGES MORE HELP IN FIGHT TO STOP ROCKLAND OVER-FLIGHTS by Ken Mahoney

Congressman Elliott Engel has pledged his continued support for efforts to block the Federal Aviation Administration’s air-space redesign plan. That plan would re-route hundreds of flights daily over Rockland and other suburban counties in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Engel says he’s petitioned Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood – and even President Obama – to stall the plan. Rockland made its case at a federal court hearing on Monday. The court is expected to rule on the plan by the end of the year.