By County Executive Ed Day Last year, Richard LaBarbera, one of the monsters who brutally murdered 16-year-old Paula Bohovesky in the fall of 1980 in Pearl River, was granted parole. As disturbing as this decision was, our community and Paula’s still-grieving mother, Lois Bohovesky, were granted a brief reprieve when LaBarbera violated his parole by […]
To the editor, If you live in Clarkstown or Orangetown, you probably received a letter recently about community solar from your town. As a longtime leader in Rockland Sierra Club, I’m getting questions from friends and neighbors about these letters so I thought to answer here. The letters from the town supervisors are about an […]
BY DIANE DIMOND The time for serious police reforms has come. There is no ignoring that fact. Cities and states around the nation are already working on what those reforms will look like. Colorado just implemented a new set of standards that other jurisdictions are sure to study. This new set of standards: – Bans chokeholds. […]
By County Executive Ed Day By now you have all heard our motto, Safety First, People Always, and it is being enacted not just within Rockland County government but by each and every business that is in the process of reopening. Each business that reopens as part of one of the Phases of the NY […]
To the Editor, The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on all of our lives is clear. Even as some states begin to recover or even reopen, many of us are still worried for the health and wellbeing of our families, friends, and colleagues. But I’m also worried about the impact this crisis will […]
By Michael Stumo There is growing congressional interest in finally confronting China over its predatory trade practices. But while talk continues in Washington over the right policy response, China keeps picking off key parts of U.S. manufacturing, including the automotive industry. A recent Senate hearing made clear just how serious the situation has become. China is now […]