New York City has the highest level of credit card delinquency rates and unpaid personal debts in the US. As of Quarter 3 of 2018, the city already had a total of $13.51 trillion. For this reason, local financial analysts and debt counselors declared the city the most financially struggling area in the US. There are several […]
OMBUDSMAN ALERT has followed the subject of this HOT CAR legislation in articles published in this column on August 9, 2018, July 4, 2019, September 12, 2019 and September 19, 2019 – as part of CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK. Since the details of this Act(H.R. 3593) have now been released as amended, OMBUDSMAN ALERT will […]
BY DIANE DIMOND A famous Greek myth recounts the tale of the diabolical King Sisyphus. He was punished for his many murderous actions by being forced to roll a huge boulder up a hill. No matter what method he used, each time Sisyphus neared the top of the hill, the boulder would crash back to […]
October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month! (SPRING VALLEY, NY) — In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) presented Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) with $90,000 in State funding to go towards legal services for domestic violence survivors. The funding was secured though the New York State 2019-2020 budget. LSHV’s […]
By: Keith S. Shikowitz They say charity begins in the home. In North Rockland it begins with the community as a whole. This is evident by the 5K walk/run for charity in June, the Stony Point Seals water event and the Crusin’ for Kids annual car show. All of these events raise money for families […]
By County Executive Ed Day This week we announced the 2020 proposed Budget for Rockland County; to make the announcement we visited the Hi Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona. Two years ago, we pledged to construct a new facility on that property, and we are now making good on that promise. A society is […]