Separation, divorce can create a cloudy picture By Kathy Kahn Covid cases are down in Rockland. County Executive Ed Day on Monday asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow Rockland to open its stores in time for families to shop for Father’s Day. Unhappily, Dad’s special day may not be high on the list for couples […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, issued new and revised guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This guidance implements the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020, and expands eligibility for businesses with owners who have past […]
To the Editor, Its only common sense that “We Support Our Police.” Police officers are members of our community. Officers wear many hats,they are our neighbors, friends and family. Officers are fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers. Police Officers are the Good people in our community that serve and protect. Officers want law and order in the community for everyone. Those […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEANNINE RIPPA On Sunday, June 14, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Sunday Mass finally resumed in Dutchess, Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, Rockland, Westchester, and Putnam counties. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of all Catholic masses for almost three months. Fr. Vladimir Chripko, pastor of St. Paul and St. Ann […]
By Dr. Louis Alpert Ombudsman In previous columns, OMBUDSMAN ALERT addressed the critical need for the abolition of all Robocalls, citing numerous reasons familiar to many of our readers. If we fast track to 2020 and the age of COVID-19, a new criticism of Robocalls emerges that shows their existence threatens our urgent pursuit to track down individuals […]
BY COLE BROWN I moved away from America while on the eve of completing my first book. It was a coincidence, but I couldn’t help but fantasize how that small detail connected me with my heroes. I was a black man reflecting on a black boyhood in America from an ocean away. How could I […]