Opinion By: Joseph Dunnigan I went into watching Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight with low hopes. After growing up on Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Saving Private Ryan, it was hard for me to imagine that a Netflix movie about a postal battalion could pique my interest. After watching the film, I can […]
State Attorney General Letitia James and her counterparts in New Jersey and Connecticut have taken action to secure automatic refunds for customers of Altice USA, the owner of Optimum, which have been denied access to MSG Networks cable channels as a result of Optimum’s blackouts. In January, Attorney General James called on Optimum and MSG […]
Senator Chuck Schumer criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for what he called “Unacceptably poor communication with Hudson Valley vets regarding the closure of Castle Point’s acute inpatient care unit being closed without warning.” The unit, which provides care to veterans with substance use disorders, is scheduled to reopen within four months, giving time […]
A recent discovery by the RCDH is a fowl omen of a potential health hazard facing the county. Last week the Rockland County Department of Health announced the first bird to test positive for H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) had been found in Rockland County. It was recently confirmed by Cornell University, College of Veterinary […]
County Executive Ed Day and Director Susan Branam of the Rockland County Veterans Service Agency recognized four local veterans for their outstanding service during a special ceremony at the Rockland County Fire Training Center on Tuesday, February 11th. The 2025 Buffalo Soldiers Award was presented to Army Rev. Raymond Caliman and Alphonso Marshall, and the […]
For the second time in three years, it will be the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles for all the marbles down in New Orleans. It’s not necessarily a matchup that most of the country and especially New York is dying to see once again. The level of Kansas City Chief fatigue has reached […]