GIVING THANKS FOR THE HEAD START ADVANTAGE

To the Editor, This Thanksgiving as we reflect on all that we are grateful for, I am particularly thankful for the support Head Start has provided my family. As a single parent of three children, Head Start provided critical support for my family. I decided to apply to Head Start after hearing many positive reviews […]

Here, Here Mr. Trump!

Here, Here Mr. Trump!

To the Editor, To all Americans who voted for Donald J. Trump: From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for your support. We should all get on our knees and thank God for Mr. Trump’s victory. It will be so refreshing to have a President who, unlike Obama, is proud of […]

Cops and Kids — Perfect Together

BY DIANE DIMOND Elegantly simple ideas are often the best. And here’s a great example, brought to you by the folks at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Following a spate of police shootings of unarmed civilians and several chilling assassinations of on-duty officers, no one can deny there is major tension in cities across […]

THANK YOU FROM BRABENEC

THANK YOU FROM BRABENEC

To the Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to THANK YOU for the huge turnout and incredible amount of support for my re-election to the New York State Assembly. Unofficial results show that I received over 27,000 votes district-wide–approximately 8,500 votes more than my opponent. These results represent a massive victory for our […]

VOICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY: Tackling The Deficit

VOICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY: Tackling The Deficit

  By: Legislator Alden H. Wolfe (D- Montebello) Chairman Rockland County Legislature Positive things are happening in Rockland County, and I’m very proud of the Legislature’s role in tackling the County’s deficit, knocking it down from a high of $138 million to what we expect to be about $10 million at the end of this […]

President Trump, For All America

ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES STAFF EDITORIAL New York businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump has shocked the world and maybe even himself, winning the 2016 presidential election Tuesday night. After a long, contentious race, Trump changed his tone in victory from rhetorical bomb thrower to peacemaker, telling the country that he intends to be the president […]