WOLFE RESPONDS TO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSIONER NAGUBUNDI’S LETTER

Dear Commissioner Nagubandi, I appreciate the time you took to respond to my call for an impartial body to study the mounting tension we are experiencing in Rockland County; this situation requires our immediate and unified attention. Allow me to clarify in response to your comments: my proposal to examine the recent hate crimes was […]

The County Executive’s Corner: A Real Solution to “Ban the Box”

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Advocates of the nationwide “ban the box” movement have approached the county with their policy to make people with criminal histories more employable. They contend that people with criminal histories that would not preclude employment should be fairly treated and that employed people, with steady incomes, are less likely […]

ASTORINO SENDS LETTER TO TV STATIONS WARNING NOT TO RUN CUOMO ADS CITING INDEPENDENCE PARTY LAWSUIT

Text of Astorino letter: Dear Madam/Sir, This letter is prompted by a grossly misleading television ad now being run on your stations by the Democratic State Committee on behalf of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding frivolous allegations in a lawsuit entitled The Westchester County Independence Party, et al. v. Robert P. Astorino, et al. […]

With Stewart on Vacation, All-GOP Orangetown Council Peaceful

  BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES With Democratic Supervisor Andrew Stewart absent, the four-member Republican majority of the Orangetown Town Board had a fairly easy time of it earlier this month, disposing of a five-page agenda in quick order. The only debate the entire evening was a nearly one-hour discussion on a […]

County Firefighters’ Convention Sept. 5

Cosgriff Hose Co. 4, Haverstraw, will host the 102nd annual convention of the Rockland County Volunteer Firemen’s Association at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5 at the Haverstraw Knights of Columbus Hall on West Broad St. in Haverstraw Village. Cogriff Hose is celebrating over a century of service to the community by hosting the convention and […]

Dr. Oz Talks about Bringing Back Healthy: Reputation, That Is

BY JANIE ROSMAN It was difficult to miss the light blue bus that occupied half a block, startling the calm, unhurried Nyack morning. “We love you, Dr. Oz!” shouted the throng gathered at the clock on the corner of Main and Cedar Streets. Dr. Mehmet Oz and his entourage were filming episodes of his show […]