BY DIANE DIMOND Whenever I write about serial killers, guns and the death penalty, my inbox blows up. Last week’s column about convicted murderer Dylann Roof and America’s policy of capital punishment — public support for it, the costs associated with it and its usefulness in deterring other criminals — definitely stirred passions. Some readers […]
Moody’s Investor Service, a credit rating agency, put the Town of Ramapo and Village of Montebello on notice requesting their more current financial details from the towns. A Jan. 3 notice put these towns and six other municipalities in New York on notice. According to the notice if the information isn’t submitted within 30 days, […]
To the Editor, For years the Cuomo administration; state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; and their hysterical and retrograde antinuclear allies, including Riverkeeper, have waged a shameless campaign of fear, loathing, and—in the fashion of the day—fake news against Indian Point. “Not safe!” they cried, in determined contradiction of the repeatedly rendered expert opinion of the […]
Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, NY is pleased to announce the appointment of George Zayas to the position of Safety/Security Manager. Mr. Zayas has served Rockland County for over 35 years as a law enforcement and fire and emergency services professional and will direct the hospital’s Safety Department, overseeing life safety, security and emergency […]
Open letter to all voters, I am asking you to join me in calling on the New York State Board of Parole to deny the release from prison of Judith Clark. Judith Clark was the driver of a getaway car in a 1981 robbery of the Brink’s armored car in Rockland County that left security […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Governor Andrew Cuomo thinks that local governments need a lecture on how to save money. He publicly “ordered” all county executives to convene meetings to develop plans to cut property taxes and then put the plan to a vote. No conversation, no discussion, no respect for fellow executives ¬– […]