Letter to editor: Rockland Co. bans smoking in adult care homes

Letter to editor: Rockland Co. bans smoking in adult care homes

To the Editor, Good news. Everyone’s hard work paid off. Rockland County Executive Ed Day has decided not to sign or veto the proposed Rockland County Local Law to ban smoking in adult care facilities. The proposed local law will take effect sixty days after it is filed with the office of New York State’s […]

WEST HAVERSTRAW GETTING VILLAGE READY FOR SUMMER

WEST HAVERSTRAW GETTING VILLAGE READY FOR SUMMER

By Keith S. Shikowitz The March 20 meeting of the West Haverstraw Village Board opened with one of the newest members of the S.W. Johnson Firehouse Christopher Babcock leading the room in the Pledge of Allegiance. Afterwards, the board adopted the minutes of the March 6, 2019 meeting and the treasurer reported there was $6,018,502.30 […]

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, CHIEFS OF POLICE AND SHERIFFS CALL ON GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO ENACT SENSIBLE CHANGES TO NEW YORK’S BAIL SYSTEM

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, CHIEFS OF POLICE AND SHERIFFS CALL ON GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO ENACT SENSIBLE CHANGES TO NEW YORK’S BAIL SYSTEM

Threats to public safety must be taken into account before releasing individuals back into our communities Albany, NY- The District Attorneys Association of New York (DAASNY), the New York State Sheriffs’ Association (NYSSA) and the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police (NYSACOP) join together in calling on the Governor and the Legislature to […]

Good Samaritan Hospital Announces 34th Annual Spring Ball Award Recipients Community Invited to Celebrate Honorees, Jeffrey Oppenheim, MD, and Joe Allen

Good Samaritan Hospital Announces 34th Annual Spring Ball Award Recipients Community Invited to Celebrate Honorees, Jeffrey Oppenheim, MD, and Joe Allen

Suffern, N.Y. (March 25, 2019) – Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Oppenheim, MD, and Joe Allen will be honored at the hospital’s 34th Annual Spring Ball. Dr. Oppenheim will receive the Sister Joseph Rita Award for Medical Excellence and Allen will […]

Libraries Strengthen Their Communities: Celebrate National Library Week

Libraries Strengthen Their Communities: Celebrate National Library Week

National Library Week is April 7 – 13, an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians and library workers play in transforming lives and building strong communities by providing critical resources, programs and expertise. Libraries are at the heart of their cities, towns, schools and campuses. They have public spaces where people of all […]