By Rockland County Executive Ed Day A New Year and new opportunities to make good on a vow that has been a centerpiece of my administration – economic development. Attracting business – clean industry – is tied to our way of life and your pocketbook. Keep in mind that every cent of the taxes paid […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman As Ralph Nader’s representative back in the last quarter of the 20th century, the author of this column first joined the efforts of his Center for Auto Safety, established in 1970, to help promote auto safety on our US highways. In order to follow up on this critical mission, I […]
By Town of Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann This week, the Clarkstown Town Board held our annual reorganization meeting and swearing in ceremony. I was proud to take the oath of office for my second term as your supervisor, with my wife Kathy and our children beside me.  I want to thank the people of Clarkstown for […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Hooray! America has just set a new record. Want to guess what it is? Record-breaking high school math scores, you say? Nope. Maybe a record number of workers pulling themselves out of poverty, or a banner year for a decline in infectious diseases? No and no. Here’s the news: On just one […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Terror attacks on American soil, mass murders in church, widespread serial sexual assaults, unwarranted police shootings, continued gang activity in major cities, nationwide political schisms — 2017 news headlines were both frightening and disheartening. Will 2018 be any better? The truth is it depends on us — all of us. First, to […]
To the Editor, On December 21, 2017 I attended a meeting of the Town of Ramapo Zoning Board of Appeals where I witnessed an extremely acrimonious dispute between long-time residents of the Fred Eller Lane, Monsey, NY community area and the attorney for a developer seeking to put multi-family housing into their neighborhood. Many of […]