RHODES SLIMES ST. LAWRENCE, CLAIMS RAMAPO IS NOT FORTHCOMING ON FINANCES

To the Editor, Preserve Ramapo has been asking the town of Ramapo and the Ramapo Local Development Corporation for their year end financial statements since the summer and we have been told repeatedly that they are not yet available. Just another St. Lawrence lie. On October 15 they were released to the national site that […]

I am a Lung Cancer Survivor

BY DENISE HOGAN Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women, killing more women than breast cancer, uterine cancer, and ovarian cancer combined. November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Not many people know this and it often doesn’t receive press, except for the obituaries, but as a survivor I am very much […]

Letter to the Editor: SECRET SOURCE SAYS RHODES CLAIM IS ALL HYPE

To the Editor, Basically what Rhodes is trying to do in his rambling letter that claims the bloc vote will ditch St. Lawrence and back Koplen is to scare Preserve Ramapo voters into thinking Koplen has an edge over Chris. It is only to boost motivation for his line. In addition, this would make Koplen […]

Letter to the Editor: STEWART CLEARS THE RECORD

To the Editor, Re: “Orangetown ponders tax cap compliance” article by Robert Knight – several corrections are needed. My proposed budget is under the tax cap because I am committed to obtaining tax relief for town residents, and because we can indeed save money through a smart combination of budget cuts, efficiencies, delayed capital spending […]

Skoufis Writes Letter to Dr. John King Commissioner of Education Portraying Disappointment About Canceling Remaining Four Common Core Events

Dear Commissioner King: It has come to my attention that, after a recent, contentious forum in the Hudson Valley, you chose to cancel the remaining four Common Core events that were scheduled with the New York State PTA. To say I was extremely disappointed in your decision would be an understatement. Now, however, there is news that you […]

Letter to the Editor: HUDSON RIVER RADIONUCLIDES ENTERING THE DRINKING WATER

Dear Editor, United Water and French parents “Suez Environnement” and “GDF Suez” want us to drink “desalinated” water from the common trough of the Hudson River. After all, GDF CEO Mestrallet is a French Socialist. The Tritium and Strontium-90 leaking into the Hudson are called “radionuclides.” United Water’s “Haverstraw Water Supply Project” Draft Environmental Impact […]