To the Editor, I would urge all taxpayers to notify their county legislators to maintain the tax cap. When we break the tax cap the penalty is two fold. First we pay the additional tax increase and secondly we do not quality for the state property tax relief check. We in Rockland have endured year […]
BY DIANE DIMOND If children are our most precious resource, then why aren’t we doing more to protect them as they travel to and from school? For decades, there have been concerns about the lack of seat belts in school buses. Yet only six states have laws requiring them today. And five of those states […]
Dear Comptroller DiNapoli, I respectfully request that the Office of State Comptroller conduct a forensic audit on the books and records of the Town of Ramapo Townwide Fund and the Town of Ramapo Ambulance District No. 1 Fund for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. As you are probably […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day My favorite part of the Thanksgiving holiday occurs just before 10 a.m. on Thursday morning. That’s when I start my route delivering meals for Meals-on-Wheels. The experience of visiting homebound and elderly Rockland residents and bringing them a festive holiday meal captures the true meaning of Thanksgiving. I ask […]
To the Editor, The holidays are on us and thankfully good people are concerned about veterans in need. We seem to have this Rockwellian picture of a good neighbor at the front door of a poor family. They have a turkey of course and a basketful of holiday food. But the trouble is that may work for Hallmark […]
By: Legislator Alden H. Wolfe (D- Montebello) Chairman Rockland County Legislature The results of the recent election were met, by almost all of us, with incredible surprise. The wholly unexpected result also led to tremendous protests of people upset and concerned about our nation’s future. America is greater than one office, even if that […]