County Legislature Recognizes Local Residents As Part Of National Nurse’s Week Celebration The Rockland County Legislature is celebrating National Nurses Week by recognizing the contributions of three local residents who have long worked as nurses while also volunteering for the betterment of their communities. Rockland County Legislature Vice Chair Dr. Aney Paul, who holds a […]
To the Editor Medieval kings were given the right by their wealthy friends to never be wrong in their actions, no matter how much they hurt the people. That governmental legal principle was known as, “The King can do no wrong.” On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court decided that the American President can do […]
A disruptive audience member was forcibly carried out of Town Hall in Westchester last Sunday Footage from Congressman Mike Lawler’s (R-17) second of four planned town halls went viral this week, after Emily Feiner, a 64-year-old social worker, was physically carried out of JFK Catholic Preparatory School in Somers, N.Y. In a statement shared with […]
In 1949, May was officially designated as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. Promoting discussions surrounding mental health helps to break down the stigmatization of these very human struggles, which in turn makes it easier for individuals to seek assistance when those struggles become too much to handle. In several counties around New […]
On a surprisingly rain-free Saturday afternoon, the Haverstraw African American Connection, or HAAC, hosted a celebration to unveil the new statue that will be on display in the Haverstraw African American Memorial Park until July 7th, 2025. This statue memorializes Solomon Northup, the author of the memoir turned blockbuster film 12 Years a Slave. Northup, […]
The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has notified County Sheriff’s Offices that the state prison system will start accepting inmates and parole violators again on Monday, May 5th. Transfers of inmates were halted on February 17th when state correction officers staged a wildcat strike, a work stoppage unapproved by a labor union, […]