To the Editor, There is an aspect of Governor Cuomo’s State of the State message that doesn’t seem to have captured the attention it deserves here in Rockland and in the region. I refer to the goal of transferring the responsibility of the Canal Corp. from the Thruway Authority to the NY Power Authority. The […]
Pearl River, NY–Steven Jaffee, husband of Assemblywoman Ellen C. Jaffee and a longtime Suffern resident died, Tuesday January 19, 2016. Devoted husband of Ellen for 51 years; loving and affectionate father of Marc and his wife, Julia, and Allison and her husband, Steve; adoring grandfather of Miles, Jade, and Daniel; brother of Roberta, Jerry and […]
BY JEFF GILLIES With one subtle move in appointing Legislator Aron Wieder to replace Legislator Nancy Low-Hogan on the Budget and Finance Committee, Rockland County Legislature Chairman Alden Wolfe has effectively given his band of Ramapo Democrats the power to block just about any matter of importance in county government. Wolfe’s appointment of Wieder places […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Last week, I visited the Spring Valley Police Department to get a firsthand look at the county’s new 911 system. The state-of-the-art “Next Generation 911” software is now fully operational for callers in Haverstraw, Orangetown, Ramapo, Stony Point, Suffern and Spring Valley. Upgrades in Clarkstown, which last re-vamped its […]
BY MORT BECKER Rockland residents suffered a major blow today with the news of the passing of Rabbi Ronald “Ronnie” Greenwald of blessed memory. He was 82. Rabbi Greenwald was a well-known and admired Orthodox Jewish educator, activist, child advocate and director of Camp Sternberg, who resided with his wife in the suburban Village of […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN The new drone culture comes with rules. Safety rule number one is to stay behind whoever is flying the drone, never in front of the person. “If you get uncomfortable and are not sure what to do, let go, and it will hover in place,” Boston-based DARTdrones Flight Academy […]