POLITICS AT THE NEW CITY STREET FAIR

Dear residents and friends of the Town of Clarkstown: I hope that you will all enjoy the New City Street Fair that is being held this coming Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. under the sponsorship of the New City Chamber of Commerce. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and a good time […]

RICKY SANCHEZ WANTS WATSON OUT: “Holding Public Office is Not like Playing Baseball”

To the Editor, Many elected officials in Rockland County must think that holding public office is like playing baseball.ย  In other words, an elected official gets three strikes before they are โ€œoutโ€ of public office.ย  That must never be the case. Take the case of Haverstraw Village Trustee Thomas Watson.ย  About one year ago Trustee […]

Letter to the Editor: SUFFERIN’ IN SUFFERN

To the Editor, For sometime I have urged the Village Board of Suffern to repaint the faded double lines on our main streets such as Doxbury Lane, Parkside Drive, Yorkshire Drive and Bon Aire Circle. Most of this work was done with one exception, after re-paving Yorkshire Drive, the needed double line abruptly halted from […]

Letter to the Editor: INFORMATIONAL MEETING IN HAVERSTRAW

To to Editor, The Village of Haverstraw is pleased to announce a Public Information Meeting on Wednesday, May 8, 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 40 New Main St., for the purpose of discussing the conceptual plans for our Henry Hudson Quadricentennial Park (HHQP) promenade, which will be developed from Emeline Park (at the foot of […]

MIELE FAMILY THANKS ROCKLAND LEGISLATURE

(Entered into public record on April 30, 2013) To Chair Ilan Schoenberger and members of the Legislature: Thank you for requesting the dedication of the Spring Valley Toll to Armand Mieleโ€™s memory. Our family is touched and moved, and we know that although he is in a better place now, Mr. Miele is touched and […]

Letter to the Editor: ED DAY REBUFFED BY DEMS

(Ed Day responds to Legislature Committee’s unwillingness to request change in funding of early voting law. As currently constituted will cost Rockland County over $1.5 million) To the Editor, It is truly disappointing to see that when a real chance to act upon unfunded state mandates presents itself, and that effort has been scrubbed of […]