By Jordan Rasmussen Since President Trump issued an executive order calling for the repeal and replacement of the 2015 Clean Water, or Water of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule, my husband has discussed the issue with — and heard the concerns of — his fellow farmers. As any wife would do, I shared with him the […]
RAMAPO – Please join us at Rockland Community College’s 9/11 Memorial Garden to remember the victims from that tragic day. Among the speakers at the ceremony will be Rockland County Poet Laureate Dan Masterson and RCC student veterans. 9/11 Memorial Garden – Academic Quad – 8-9 a.m. RCC’s Memorial Garden includes a sculpture (Spirit Rising) by […]
Admission Will Cost Just $1 For Select Fairgoers Through End of the Fair Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced four additional Special Fair Days at The Great New York State Fair to celebrate the success of the first half of the 2017 Fair. On Sunday, the Fair set an all-time single-day attendance record of 123,206 and Mondayset a […]
BY BRIAN EDSALL Rockland County has implemented a new transparency link, detailing annual county spending data from 2016. The link was built by SmartProcure – a company that utilizes data for better decision making – which has been working with Rockland County since 2013. The link – https://smartprocure.us/RocklandCounty/ – showcases the annual county spending of $94 million, […]
To the Editor, I’m an old soldier from the last century. Then, from the distance of Vietnam, it hurt to see my flag burned in the street. Not that we don’t have the right to do that, but take a moment and understand where that right came from. It wasn’t from a president or the […]
With George Hoehmann Supervisor, Town of Clarkstown Last week I had the honor and privilege to attend the opening ceremony of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, Governor Mario Cuomo Bridge. It was a beautiful sunny day without a cloud in the sky. We were invited to meet in Westchester with other elected officials to take a bus […]