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 […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day A new year is approaching and I couldn’t be happier about my plans for the first day of 2018 – I will be taking the solemn oath of office to serve as your County Executive for another four years. I am humbled by this honor, which tops a […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman As an MIT alumnus and former mathematics instructor at MIT, I received an alarming letter from MIT President Dr. L. Rafael Reif on December 20, 2017. This letter concerns the new federal tax bill and its impact on MIT and other institutions. “Unfortunately, despite extensive efforts by MIT, on our own […]
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: This letter is written in support of a bill, S4496/A5061, the bill, which is introduced by New York state Senator David Carlucci and New York state Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, will mandate that all adult proprietary homes in New York state be non-smoking facilities. Most of the residents of adult homes are vulnerable […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day We’ve decorated the Christmas tree, lighted all eight candles on the menorah, cooked, cleaned and shopped ‘til we dropped. Now, during this month of holidays, we can pause for a moment to reflect on what these celebrations are really about. I just had an opportunity to experience the true […]