PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced yesterday that Rockland County has been ranked third in New York State for healthy living in 2016 in the annual County Health Rankings issued by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. “It’s encouraging to see all the hard […]
Frontrunner is currently receiving over 60 percent of New York votes according to recent polls Lawrence Garvey, Chairman of the Rockland County Republican Committee on Thursday officially endorsed Donald J. Trump for president of the United States in the 2016 election. Chairman Garvey stated, “The Republican Presidential Primary process has clearly established Trump as the frontrunner […]
The Hillburn Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will host a dinner dance on Saturday, April 23, 7-11 p.m. at the Maxwell Fromm American Legion Post on Pavilion Road in Suffern. Proceeds will benefit the Rockland Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Chartered by Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is […]
BY DIANE DIMOND It’s easy to understand the intent behind the current move to reduce prison overcrowding, but are we sure we’re doing it right? In 2010, when President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act to reduce federal prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders he specifically targeted those who had been convicted of crack cocaine […]
March 18, 2016 marks the town’s 225th anniversary PRESS RELEASE Today, Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann announces plans for a year of activities and initiatives for the 225th Anniversary of the Town of Clarkstown. The Town of Clarkstown was established on March 18, 1791 after separating from the Town of Haverstraw. Supervisor Hoehmann created a committee of […]
To the Editor, Rockland County Executive Ed Day’s recent column (“Fighting For East Ramapo,” March 17) tackles the highly charged debate over a state-appointed monitor for East Ramapo. The debate of the plight of the district’s public schools is legitimate and we are sympathetic to the district’s parents and students who have seen a depletion […]