OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Consumers Union Agrees, Chrysler Should Stop Stalling or Provide Loaner Cars

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Consumers Union Agrees, Chrysler Should Stop Stalling or Provide Loaner Cars

EXCLUSIVE TO THE ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES  BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman As a follow-up to the Ombudsman’s 12-14-17 article entitled: “Chrysler Motors: Stop the Stalling of the Pacifica Minivans or Provide Loaner Cars,” Consumers Union, the Policy and Mobilization Division of Consumer Reports, has endorsed our paper’s demand for Chrysler to provide loaner cars for […]

GOP Tax Plan Could Cause New York’s Wealthiest to Flee

GOP Tax Plan Could Cause New York’s Wealthiest to Flee

Congress is ready to pass President Trump’s tax plan, but hedge fund managers in New York are increasingly considering relocating. Robert Willens has been in finance for over 40 years, advising hedge fund clients about their tax affairs. He claims that, if this bill is passed, the wealthiest citizens of New York will want to relocate to a […]

Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure Depends on a Better Mine Permitting Process

Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure Depends on a Better Mine Permitting Process

By Tom Madison America’s infrastructure is in crisis. Earlier this year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) graded the health of our nation’s infrastructure with a D+. The ASCE report card calls for more than $4.5 trillion in investment over the next decade to address the challenges facing our roads, bridges, airports, railways, ports, […]

DIMOND: Toys That Can Spy

DIMOND: Toys That Can Spy

BY DIANE DIMOND Beware the holiday gifts that can spy on you. Sounds like an overly dire warning, you say? Well, in this evermore internet-connected world, it might surprise you how many wish list gifts come with a tantalizing lure for criminals. “If you can connect it to your home Wi-Fi there is always the […]

OMBUDSMAN ALERT! Chrysler Motors: Stop the stalling of Pacifica Minivans or provide loaner cars

OMBUDSMAN ALERT! Chrysler Motors: Stop the stalling of Pacifica Minivans or provide loaner cars

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman As a follow-up to the November 30 Ombudsman’s article on this paper’s endorsement of the need for the recall of Chrysler’s 2017 Pacifica Minivan, this Ombudsman has contacted our local Congresswoman, Nita Lowey, requesting her assistance in this critical matter. The following information is quoted from my letter to the […]

County Executive’s Corner: Don’t Let the Terrorists Win

County Executive’s Corner: Don’t Let the Terrorists Win

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Once again, we have seen someone who hates our way of life try to wreak death and destruction on innocent people at the height of the holiday season. And once again, that terrorist didn’t succeed. That’s in large part due to the quick and heroic work of law enforcement. […]