BY DIANE DIMOND It was among the oddest email requests I ever got. It said: “Please visit: MyShipwreck.com. The blog will either interest you or not.” I was instantly fascinated with the postings from someone calling himself Captain Shipwreck. The man behind the blog is Mark B., and he’s currently serving a 17 1/2-year sentence […]
What Are The Pros And Cons Of Each? BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT The choice of purchasing either a condo or coop will first depend on the availability and affordability of comparable properties of each category located in a convenient part of Rockland for commuting purposes as well as proximity to shopping, good schools (if necesssary) […]
To the Editor, Â I read the article regarding Realty Teams bombarding Stony Point. I live on Lea Court in Garnerville. I received the attached, unwanted and intrusive letter in my mailbox today. The envelope had no return address or I would have tossed it without looking. Our neighborhood has been harassed as of late […]
BY DIANE DIMOND When our Founding Fathers established the framework for this country, they were careful to limit the powers of the federal government. As James Madison wrote in The Federalist Papers, the federal government’s primary and central job is to “provide for the common defense.” As the nation matured, the role of the federal […]
To the Editor, Brian Kiernan’s recent letter to the editor misstated the plan for the redevelopment of Rockland Psychiatric Center that the Orangetown Town Board unanimously agreed to in 2005. After the town bought 348 acres of surplus property from the state in 2003 to control its own destiny, we issued an official Request […]
BY BRUCE LEVINE Former Chairman of the Rockland County Legislature Nowhere in any of the speeches of five President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway and Assistant to the President Steve Bannon at the Conservative Political Action Conference do you find the words or […]