Greetings Clerk Piperato, Thank you for taking the time to read my email. I hope all is well with you. Due to an article by the Rockland County Times, It has come to my attention that The Journal News is putting in another FOIL request for pistol license holders names and addresses. When they first […]
By Douglas E. Schoen As we approach summer in Washington, policymakers and pundits alike remain distracted by a host of scandals. The alleged targeting of conservative political groups by IRS officials, while relegated to Congressional hearings and calls for additional investigations (for now), will be red meat for candidates running in next year’s midterm elections. […]
Your Eminence, We recently learned of the Archdiocese plan to stop offering Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace chapel in Orangeburg as of September 1, 2013, and we are aware that the NYS Office of Mental Health will cut utility connections to this building in the event it becomes vacant. The building is old […]
To the Editor, Ever been to Gettysburg? How about Philadelphia’s Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell? Did you ever have a class trip to Washington DC? These are all sites rich with history – where American blood was spilt, where the great American Experiment began to take shape, and where we enshrine our principles and laws. […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Do you collect anything? My dear Aunt Isabel used to collect little spoons that she proudly displayed in a wall cabinet. Grandma collected teacups. I began a collection of beautiful hand bells. Well, some people collect items that are much more macabre — items that have a connection to notorious serial killers. […]
To the Editor, I always knew that Alex Gromack, our esteemed Clarkstown supervisor, would show his true colors. He crows how Ilan Schoenberger is his selection for county executive, because he “yearns for leadership in New City that will bridge the divide between county and town government.” Were it not so sad it would be […]