NEW CITY, NY – Rockland County Executive Ed Day today recognized five people and two organizations for the contributions made by the local Dominican-American community. He also issued a proclamation celebrating Dominican Independence Day, which will be observed on Monday. “We congratulate you, our Rockland residents of Dominican descent, on the 173rd anniversary of […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY KATHY KAHN Andrew Cuomo came to the Village of West Haverstraw February 23 to meet an overflow crowd of elected officials, members of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Corp. and business leaders at the village’s community center. He outlined a plan to reduce New York’s crushing tax burden, the highest in […]
The westbound span of the New NY Bridge is one step closer to coming together – quite literally. Tappan Zee Constructors recently used the I Lift NY super crane to place an enormous, 95-foot-wide steel section to link the westbound Rockland approach span with the cable-stayed main span. The operation began during the early morning […]
PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County Executive Ed Day marked the start of Women’s History month and his new Women’s Initiative today by naming Senior Chief Mary E. Cavanagh the Rockland Female Veteran of the Year. “We are proud to highlight the achievements that women have made in building our nation and, in this case, defending it,” […]
‘Turning On One Another Is Not The Answer’ PRESS RELEASE– Legislator Lon M. Hofstein is strongly condemning an alarming uptick in the number of acts of hate occurring in Rockland and across the nation. “These attacks are completely unacceptable and I condemn each one of them,” Hofstein said. “No person should have to live in fear […]
BY DIANE DIMOND OK, here I go with another flip-flop. Regular readers of this column know I’m not a big fan of more gun control laws. Generally speaking, I think we’ve got enough federal and state laws. And besides, criminals don’t follow the law when they go out to get or use a gun. I’ve […]
