To the Editor, I would like to thank Senator David Carlucci sponsoring and passing Lauren’s Law, legislation that now requires all New Yorkers to decide definitively whether to be organ donors or not on their driver’s license applications. As a result of Senator Carlucci’s hard work and dedication to this issue, we have had over […]
To the Editor, Thanks for your recent coverage of the Orangetown budget — great to see that Supervisor Stewart and the rest of the Town Council have kept us under the Tax Cap for 2015. It is important to note, however, that your writer Bob Knight failed to tell readers that the Town Council was […]
Dear Commissioner King, We are writing you regarding the recently issued report by Fiscal Monitor Henry M. Greenberg on the East Ramapo School District. We would like to commend the selection of Mr. Greenberg for this task. We, and the East Ramapo community that we serve, are grateful for the thoroughness and thoughtfulness with which […]
BY DIANE DIMOND As the nation continued to watch for the grand jury announcement out of Ferguson, Missouri, this week, USA Today released a disturbing analysis of arrest records from across the country. After pouring over FBI records from more than 3,500 police departments, the newspaper finds that blacks are far more likely to be […]
BY DIANE DIMOND While many are debating whether more states should pass “right to die” laws, Robert Mitton is methodically planning his own death. Death on his terms, as he slips through the cracks of the current conversation about who qualifies for help in ending a life of unbearable pain. Mitton, 59, has suffered from […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Much attention has focused lately on the budget process and the tough choices that affect the 320,000 residents of Rockland County. In the past, this government has spent too much and borrowed too much. I was elected to bring about change and restore fiscal responsibility. While this year’s path […]