The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) and its member counties are calling on the New York Legislature to include budget language that would allow for a phased in state takeover of the costs of indigent legal defense services. Indigent legal defense services is one of the nine state mandated programs that consume 99 […]
To the Editor, The recent controversy over the 2016 Oscar nominations clearly brings to light the fact that white privilege actually does exist in American society. To rectify this situation I would like to nominate Mr. Obama for his leading role as president Of The United States Of America. Sincerely, David Veraja Sloatsburg
To the Editor, I am writing this six months after the death of my uncle, Samuel Yannazzone, of Sparkill, NY. Uncle Sammy took care of the Sparkill Depot Square memorial and park, and raising and lowering of the flag at sun-up and sun-down for 60 years. He diligently cared for this park until he could […]
By Fredric U. Dicker Donald Trump’s fired-up New York backers predict that a victory by him in November would set the stage for defeating Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018 — and lead to the ouster of their own GOP leader next year. They also predict that if the Manhattan developer becomes president, he’d work from […]
Dear Suffern Residents, I am very optimistic that prospective buyers of the Novartis site located in the village appear to be actively negotiating for the acquisition of the property. Of paramount importance to me is that Village residents not be adversely impacted by any potential proposal. The right proposal will be a vehicle to reduce […]
BY DIANE DIMOND I wrote about the plight of 94-year-old Betty Winstanley, who resides at the Masonic Village retirement home in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. She doesn’t want to live there anymore. Now that her husband of 72 years is gone, she longs to move to a care home closer to her two children in Maryland. But […]