By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I remain deeply troubled by a video released last week on behalf of a largely-unknown group of desperate provocateurs who call themselves OJPAC. The video titled “The Jew in Rockland” compares a range of issues in Rockland County to conditions faced by Jews the 1930s that led to the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN “If you had the chance to design something for the people around you who you cared deeply about, what would be good enough?” — Prof. Ted Zoli, HNTB National Bridge Chief Engineer Building a bridge “takes a cast of characters — the bridge and people involved: engineers, fabricators, erectors, owners and is […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN The community rallied last week, helping Women DINE for a CAUSE raise more than $2,600 and counting for the Nyack Center. Launched last September from an idea started by Paula Davis and Liz Kallen, Women DINE for a CAUSE meets bi-monthly to raise money for nonprofits that provide services to Rockland County’s […]
BY ALEX KEZEK The anticipated Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber aired Monday night and reached 4.4 million total viewers. As expected, the roast drew attention on social media. #BieberRoast was the trending topic worldwide. Bieber is the youngest star to be roasted on the network. For a celebrity that is criticized for his antics, […]
LETTER FROM DAVID LASKA OF THE NYGOP This is not an April Fool’s Day gag: The controversial new law in Indiana was modeled after a 1993 law signed by Bill Clinton and sponsored by New York’s own Chuck Schumer. Schumer took to Facebook Tuesday (there must not have been any cameras around) to argue against […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day today announced the launch of Rockland’s County’s Behavioral Health Response Team (BHRT). Officially entering service this week, the Behavioral Health Response Team is a highly-trained crisis management unit that assists local residents, first responders and behavioral health agencies in providing on-scene evaluation, treatment and crisis intervention in the […]