Open Season: Cuomo Signs Legislation Allowing Citizens and Local Governments to Sue Gun Manufacturers, Declares Gun Violence Disaster Emergency

Open Season: Cuomo Signs  Legislation Allowing Citizens and Local Governments to Sue Gun Manufacturers, Declares Gun Violence Disaster Emergency

  Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed unprecedented legislation that will allow both citizens and local governments to take legal action against gun manufacturers when their products are misused. The governor approved bills (S.7196/A.6762-B and S.5000-B/A.6198-B) on Tuesday, which enable the state to hold gun manufacturers liable for irresponsible gun use, and close a loophole that […]

Rock Garden: Reduce, Reuse, Replant

Rock Garden: Reduce, Reuse, Replant

By: Patrick McLoughlin   Here we are in the middle of October and there are a lot more damp and dreary days to get through before we enter the clutches of winter. This news may sound stressful for aspiring gardeners, but it’s also a motivator to finish any work before it’s too late; namely yard […]

The State of Safety in Rockland County

Nobody is ever going to say that Rockland County is the safest county in America. According to the numbers, Rockland hovers at about the same rate in crimes per square mile and violent crime as the national average. The 2014 DA Report also talks about the burgeoning drug problem, particularly for harder drugs like heroin […]

Mets Second Base Coach – The Dark Knight Dominates

BY SEAN SMITH August 11 2015 — The New York Mets entered Citi Field Tuesday night resting on an one and a half games up on the second place Washington Nationals. Manager Terry Collins sent his “Dark Knight,” Matt Harvey, to the mound in Flushing Meadows to face off against the Colorado Rockies’ left hander […]