To the Editor, It’s a shame Tom DePrisco would disparage legislation that virtually every East Rampo public school advocacy groups support and have been working day and night to get passed. Then again I can understand why he might be conflicted considering he is running to support the Republican Majority that blocked the original bill. […]
To the editor, The NRC recently declared Indian Point unit 2 safe to restart after examining work done by Entergy to make repairs to the reactor during the unit’s scheduled refueling outage. To Entergy’s credit, it had identified, publically announced and made repairs, demonstrating again that it puts safety first, before operation. In addition, in […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday sent a letter to MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast regarding the safety of subway riders. Dear Chairman Prendergast, Protecting the safety and security of its riders is the MTA’s most sacrosanct obligation. However, recently released statistics indicate that reports of sexual offenses on the subway system have increased by more […]
By Al Samuels At a recent public meeting the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission held about Indian Point, supporters and opponents of the plant were both out in force. Like other business leaders in the region, I strongly support the continued operation of Indian Point because it has continually been found to be safe by independent […]
Community View by George Potanovic, Jr. of the Rockland Water Coalition I am writing to thank all the Rockland County residents and elected officials who came out in force on June 15 and 16 to speak out against the proposed SUEZ rate hike. The company is now asking the NYS Public Service Commission to approve an […]
By Legislator Nancy Low-Hogan (D-South Nyack) Every year at this time, we come together to celebrate and commemorate. We celebrate our collective Pride – regardless of our personal orientation – of the incredible diversity of our community and our country. We also commemorate the sacrifices made by those who came before us and, to our fortune, […]