Susan Carrington’s Catch 22

Susan Carrington’s Catch 22

BY MICHAEL VOLPE Susan Carrington, a litigant whose case received international attention following an expose in the Rockland County Times, has been made to feel like a character in a Kafka novel whilst navigating the Rockland Family Court system, she claims. Take court demands she enter drug rehabilitation. In 2011, the Rockland County Family Court […]

Flu vaccine clinic Friday in Pomona

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announce that the first Health Department flu vaccine clinic of the season will be held on Friday, September 4, 2015, from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Rockland County Department of Health, Building D, 1st Floor, Nurses’ Conference Room, Room […]

PSYCH ATTACK: Four Security Officers Injured by Gang at Rockland Psych

REPORT FROM NYSCOPBA Four safety and security officers were injured last week when a gang of patients attacked them inside one of the facility buildings. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 27, at approximately 5:30 p.m. A patient at the psychiatric facility was being unruly and combative and several officers were needed to get the […]

The County Executive’s Corner: An Honest Budget

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It’s crunch time. With less than a month before I unveil my proposed fiscal plan for 2016, the closed-door budget discussions continue daily between our Finance Department staff and department heads. Crafting a budget that keeps property tax rates low and maintains essential county services is shaping up to […]

Paternity Fraud Hurts a Wide Circle

BY DIANE DIMOND Countless children go through life not knowing the true identity of their fathers. Shame on their mothers. And shame on the U.S. court system that, more often than you realize, forces child support on men with no DNA connection. These false establishments of paternity, as they are called, happen in courts across […]