DESCENDENT OF EUGENE NEWMAN THANKS THE ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES AND CHERYL SLAVIN FOR MARKING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF NORTH ROCKLAND’S “CRIME OF THE CENTURY”

To the Editor, Eugene M. Newman, murdered by William V. Cleary in 1914, was my great-uncle. I and my father (his nephew, whom he never knew) were named after him. I knew nothing of this story until years after I had grown up and moved to Chicago. It was never discussed during my childhood in […]

SUPERVISOR STEWART ADDRESSES HATE CRIME IN ORANGETOWN

Dear Neighbors, The Town of Orangetown has zero tolerance for hate crimes. As many of you are probably aware, a Pearl River family awoke on Sunday morning to discover that the tires of their cars had been slashed and the cars had been spray-painted with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti. These acts of racially-motivated violence are […]

The Congressional Dodger

BY MICHAEL HULL FROM THE ROCKLAND VOICE Nita Lowey is dodging an October debate at the Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship Church in New City where WRCR hosted a very successful debate between Ed Day and David Fried during the election for County Executive last year. The Chris Day campaign was contacted two weeks ago by a […]

HI TOR MUSINGS

To the Editor, After greater than two years of a successful capital campaign by Don Franchino and his many volunteers, this BOD determined to over throw his efforts – for what purpose or gain? Were they concerned that a new facility might become a reality or that their positions on the BOD might be threatened? […]

Five Lessons Politicians Should Learn from Derek Jeter

BY THOMAS J. BASILE At the risk of sounding overly sentimental, watching the Yankees captain step up to the plate at his last All-Star Game this week brought tears to my eyes and made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.  If you are a fan of America’s Pastime, or sports […]