CAN I VOTE “NOT SURE” ON MAY 15

Dear Editor, Unfortunately on May 15 North Rockland voters will go to the polls unsure of what a 2.68 percent tax levy increase will result in as realized property tax hike this fall. Although the North Rockland administration and board have done yeomanโ€™s work in trying to keep expenses down, there are many people on […]

Thereโ€™s More Trouble With ObamaCare Than the Mandate!

BY DENEEN BORELLI A ruling on the constitutionality of key elements of ObamaCare is expected from the U.S. Supreme Court by late June. That leaves months for speculation โ€” and strategizing โ€” about what will need to be done in the wake of that decision. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), most […]

Dollars & Sen$e — Long term vs. short term investing

BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services As market volatility picks up, a steady hand is needed. Investors are being taunted by prognosticators and so called experts that it may be time to once again follow the old Wall Street axiom of โ€œSell in May and Walk Away.โ€ As tempting as this sounds, […]

Miele’s Musing — REAL PARENTHOOD

Miele’s Musing by Publisher Emeritus Armand Miele When I first heard of the organization Planned Parenthood, I thought, what a wonderful idea. I thought Planned Parenthood would be a center for counseling young married couples about childbearing and child-rearing, with all the responsibilities that come with it. Boy was I taken, and many others along […]

Supreme Court Examines Arizona Immigration Law: Federal or State Responsibility?

Liberty Counsel Press Release The United States Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on the Arizona immigration law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer in 2010. This law is widely considered to be one of the nationโ€™s toughest anti-immigration statutes. โ€œThe crisis the country is witnessing in Arizona over immigration is the result of a failed immigration […]

Miele’s Musings — Revisiting the Village

Years ago, there was a movement to incorporate Nanuet into a village. Concerns included better control of the local tax base for planning and development, which would benefit the quality of life, health, and welfare of all Nanuet residents. I think now is the time to revive this movement. For many years, the unincorporated hamlet […]