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 […]
To the Editor, Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income neighborhoods. Through The Fund’s Friendly Town program, young New Yorkers, ages six to 18, experience the joy of summer during visits with volunteer host families who […]
As a taxpayer, I can appreciate the fiscal problems facing the county, and although I believe the County Execs proposed cuts are well intentioned, I also believe they are short sighted, and are likely to adversely affect the safety of all residents in Rockland County. For years, the Sheriff’s Department, under the leadership of Sheriff […]
To the Editor, As you know the Rockland County Legislative Budget and Finance Committee has been reviewing the 2015 County Executive Proposed Budget. I attended the Thursday, November 6th four-hour meeting that focused on the Sheriff Department and the proposed elimination of the Patrol Division, cutting 37 positions of the 111 positions Mr. Day has […]
To the Editor, As a Rockland resident and former chief in the New York City Police Department, I take strong exception to the substance and tone in the letter “Day’s sheriff cuts will burden local cops.” Sheriff Falco needs to do what every department in county government has been doing; restructure to run more efficiently. […]
BY JASMINE GREENAMYER Colon cancer will claim more than 50,000 American lives this year. One in 20 people will be diagnosed at some point in their lives. Thanks to better screening and new treatments, the death rate from colon cancer has been dropping for more than 20 years. But even the best screening and treatment […]