Open Letter to Governor Cuomo, We are writing as scientists and conservationists concerned about the future of New York’s nuclear power plants. Dealing with climate change requires that 100 percent of our electricity derive from clean, low-carbon energy sources. We thus applaud your efforts to include nuclear in a new, clean energy standard (CES). At […]
Dear Supervisor Monaghan & Stony Point Town Board, As a follow-up to my phone conversation with Supervisor Monaghan re: the pending SUEZ rate hike, I want to request three things: 1. At Stony Point Town Board meeting on Tuesday, June 14 at 7 p.m.: I have requested to be placed on the meeting agenda as […]
MICROSOFT 10 A DISASTER FOR PEARL RIVER SENIOR To the Editor, I thank your ombudsman Dr. Alpert and his alert about Microsoft’s imposition of Windows 10 on the users of Windows. I did not want it on my computer but Microsoft was unrelenting in pressuring me and I am sure other users to switch to […]
BY DIANE DIMOND An infamous psychopathic serial killer died a couple of months ago in prison at the age of 81. You likely don’t recognize the name Winston Moseley, but you may very well have heard about the last murder he committed. In March 1964, Moseley hunted down, repeatedly stabbed, raped and killed a young […]
BY THE ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD Nyack attorney Dennis Lynch has taken the lead legal role representing yeshiva owners who are contesting a state Dept. of Education order for Rockland County government to take jurisdiction of fire inspections. Lynch and the yeshiva owners contend no such apportionment of authority exists under state law and further argue that County Executive Ed Day has an illegal […]
To the Editor, Loose shopping carts in parting lots can damage cars, especially on a windy day. Super markets should have television cameras installed to scan parking lots for security and to quickly locate loose shopping carts. Also, supermarkets should have convenient locations within parking lots for the save return of shopping carts. Sincerely, Orrin […]