This Ombudsman just received an EMERGENCY WARNING from the CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY, a venerable Auto Safety Group, often called upon to testify before the United States Congress,founded in 1970 by both Ralph Nader and Consumers’ Union,This warning was to inform our readers of the potential dangers of the possible passage of the bills, (A) […]
Save Our Tappan Zee, Inc. and fellow travelers, including the Rockland County Times own ombudsman, Dr. Louis Alpert, dropped a petition in Albany last week representing over 110,000 Hudson Valley residents who want to see the Tappan Zee name preserved in the name of the new bridge span. Despite the movement’s widespread public support, the […]
The sounds of summer are coming to Empire City Casino with a summer entertainment line-up that will have visitors dancing the night away. On Saturday, June 2, the casino welcomed The Dan Band, best known for their performances in such comedic movies as “The Hangover,” “Old School, and “Starsky & Hutch” to an approving audience. Throughout the entire summer, Empire […]
BY KATHY KAHN Danielle Hopping had a life -threatening scare when there was a fire—because she couldn’t hear a thing going on outside her door. Hopping, deaf since birth due to her mother’s bout with Rubella while pregnant, learned to talk but has never heard a sound. After a fire in a hotel where she […]
With New York State currently trying to fully legalize medical, as well as recreational, marijuana in New York, as nine other states have already done, Pres. Donald Trump recently hinted he’s also reconsidering his stance on the issue. President Trump often has indicated he has a zero tolerance policy for drug abuse, citing his brother’s […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN Elena Stoicheva-Egan carried boxes of Girl Scout cookies to teenagers waiting inside a large, colorfully-decorated crate, handing them off and returning to the huge pile of cookie boxes behind her; 107,000 in all. Their destination: National Guard troops heading out overseas and Veterans Administration hospitals. “Many families in Rockland […]