BY VIRGINIA LADD The Affordable Care has helped millions of Americans access health insurance. But the quality of coverage insurers are currently offering is worrisome. Even with federal subsidies, many available plans make paying for medications to treat cancer, HIV/AIDS, autoimmune diseases, and other serious conditions totally unaffordable. If the Affordable Care Act doesn’t help […]
To the Editor, Meals on Wheels Programs and Services of Rockland recently held their annual Harvest Moon Grand Reception. In addition to our deserving Honorees, this gala celebrated the 40th anniversary of Meals on Wheels In Rockland County. We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge all those who helped make this event successful […]
Fifth and final installment in multi-part series BY KERRI SCALES Rockland Solid Waste We’ve all heard the mantra…reduce, reuse, recycle and even rethink. But some “R’s” get more attention than others. Recycling is the more popular of terms, leaving reducing, reusing and rethinking, trailing behind in the shadows. Surprisingly, although recycling seems to be the […]
To the editor, The Stony Point supervisor and town board want to place two large electronic billboards in the town, claiming it will “better inform residents of town news and serve the public good.” But will a change in the town law instead add visual clutter to Route 9W and our major intersections and detract […]
To the Editor, The day of reckoning has come. We finally have a county executive [Ed Day] who is a strong leader, who has put together a fiscally responsible budget for Rockland County. The county must operate within its means, no longer can the county tax and spend, which put us over $100 million in debt […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA I am not normally one to knock memorializing resolutions. They’re short, snappy little things designed primarily to puff up their legislative sponsors and make nice news pieces while expending little if any taxpayer money. Likewise, I usually do not begrudge an executive, be it a county executive, governor, or president, for signing […]