To the Editor, Many thanks to the Rockland County Department of Health for shutting down the smoking room here at Spring Valley Rest Home, which is located in Nanuet. Before the Health Department closed the room, smoke would escape from the smoking room to the living room, which forced second hand smoke on the home’s […]
Dear Mr. Muir (Executive director of RECLAIM), I am writing as the village attorney for the Village of Montebello, having served in that capacity since incorporation on May 7, 1986. Given my service for over 30 years, and having all legal work leading to incorporation, it is fair to state that I am quite versed […]
My North Rockland friends, Last Monday, December 19, we said goodbye to my husband, Salvatore “Sal” Dapra. Our son Ken and grandson Aiden, Sal’s best buddy, mourn his loss very deeply. We cannot say enough about the kindness and caring that the North Rockland community showed to us and our extended family at T.J. McGowan’s […]
BY DIANE DIMOND All crime reporters have a story from their past they cannot shake, a case that either touched them on a profound personal level or remains mysteriously unsolved. This time of year, I think of a story I covered 20 years ago this week, which remains with me for both reasons: the Christmastime […]
To the Editor, Donald Trump is now officially confirmed as our president-elect. This promises to be the greatest Christmas gift to all, a gift that just keeps on giving. Let me say in advance the biggest thank you goes to all the liberal Democrats out there. The liberals have been most entertaining; protesting, crying about […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Here comes another one of those things branded as an imminent threat to public safety, a lurking evil that is poised to infiltrate our minds and poison the republic. It is described it in two words: fake news. Some are clamoring to legislate, regulate or eliminate this thing called fake news. It […]