By Joe Kuhn Last Tuesday The New York State Thruway Authority held the first meeting of its newly formed Toll Advisory Panel. The group has been tasked with reviewing toll rates, potential resident and commuter discount programs and commercial vehicle rates on the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. During their initial meeting the panel heard […]
By Rosemary Gibson As tensions between the U.S. and China escalate, Washington is waking up to the threat posed by Beijing’s longstanding espionage and cyber hacking. But there’s another looming problem—and one that’s been overlooked for too long: America’s growing dependence on China for prescription drugs. Right now, millions of Americans are taking medicines […]
Soldiers from Greenwood Lake and Yonkers represent northeast in national Army National Guard competition Two New York Army National Guard Soldiers are at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma this week participating in the Army National Guard’s nationwide Best Warrior Competition. Sgt. 1st Class Martin Cozens, a resident of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, […]
The Town of Ramapo Police Department held a promotional ceremony last week. Chief Weidel announced that 5 officers have been promoted: – Daniel Hyman has been promoted to Captain – Thomas Dolan has been promoted to Lieutenant – Blaine Howell has been promoted to Lieutenant – Joseph Frullaney has been promoted to Sergeant – Michael […]
Dear Editor: It lasted only a few hours, but Saturday’s blackout in New York City was a harbinger of worse things to come. On the 42nd anniversary of the enormous 1977 blackout, and 16 years after the 2003 blackout that caused more than $1 billion in damage and claimed the lives of 90 New Yorkers, […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman More than two years ago, on June 23, 2017, OMBUDSMAN ALERT published PART I of this article on auto headlights, establishing the claim of safety experts that “poor illumination is responsible for the increasing number of highway deaths especially among pedestrians.” That article further stated that “In Europe as well […]