To the Editor, The election this November for New York State office holders is one of the most critical elections in history. Numerous corruption scandals plague both Governor Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the two most powerful men in Albany these past four years. The scandals are so bad for Cuomo that a […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Labor Day is in the rearview mirror, and the summer season has been officially declared as over, even though the calendar says autumn is still weeks away. With vacations behind us and the kids back in school, this is the time we traditionally return full attention to our work. That’s what we […]
Letter from Ed Day to Legislature Budget and Finance Committee: As part of a carefully considered review of county departments and operations, my administration has already cut nearly $3 million in salary and benefits since January 1, 2014, in high-level, upper management positions. However, this resolution sponsored by Legislative Chairman Alden Wolfe, Majority Leader Aron […]
To the Editor, Brega Transport started their TOR contract with the County of Rockland in November 2013 with a fully operational fleet of 62 buses. I have insisted all along they never had a staff of managers or mechanics that had the capability to service the buses properly. Only now, almost 10 months into the […]
To the Editor, On Tuesday, September 9 the Stony Point Town Board held two meetings. At 6 p.m. there was a special “workshop” meeting held by the town’s planner, Tuner Miller Group, on the future rezoning of our Stony Point waterfront for condos and townhouses and at 7 p.m., a presentation about proposed future rezoning […]
OP-ED BY MICHAEL RICONDA Last month, the Town of Ramapo agreed to allow a vote on a ward system, a potentially major change which could swing the balance of power significantly. In essence, the approval of a ward system could temper the inordinate sway the Monsey/Kaser/New Square “bloc vote” can sometimes wield in local elections […]