BY GEORGE HOEHMANN, SUPERVISOR, TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN Many Clarkstown residents have come to me about the sale of the Rockland County Sain Building at 18 New Hempstead Road in New City. The building is owned by the County of Rockland and has fallen into disrepair. Under the leadership of our County Executive, Ed Day, County […]
“New Approach Promotes Growth of Sound-Detecting Hair Cells,” Breaking News From M.I.T BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT This Ombudsman again thanks Jason Pontin, editor of the “MIT Technology Review,” for his permission to quote directly from his publication this time on the breakthrough discovery of a possible drug treatment for hearing loss. The breakthrough was announced earlier […]
BY DIANE DIMOND We should all have a profound respect for our jury system. In a justice system that is obviously not perfect, average citizens put their lives on hold to serve as jurors so defendants get a fair shot at impartiality. Jurors act as a counterbalance to attorneys’ legal maneuverings as they apply their […]
DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Luiz Acevedo-Lopez (DOB 08/21/97) of 33 South Main Street, Spring Valley, New York was sentenced to 36 years to life in state prison on his conviction to all six counts of the indictment in the repeated sexual assault and rape of a […]
BY YEHUDA WEISSMANDL When I first joined School Board several years ago, it was not unusual for the District’s proposed budget to be rejected by the taxpayers. Sometimes, the budget was passed in a second vote after some adjustments were made, and other times, it was not passed at all. I was determined to address […]
Rockland County Times Don’t look now, but Always Dreaming could win the 2017 Triple Crown after taking this weekend’s Preakness. The young colt took the Kentucky Derby title two weeks ago in Louisville, ousting out Lookin at Lee and Battle of Midway and now has his sights squarely set on Maryland. The front runner was […]