By County Executive Ed Day This week we announced the 2020 proposed Budget for Rockland County; to make the announcement we visited the Hi Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona. Two years ago, we pledged to construct a new facility on that property, and we are now making good on that promise. A society is […]
To the Editor, Almost 60 years ago, I was appointed to the newly created Orangetown Narcotics Council to help address the heroin crisis in Rockland County. 60 years later, we have an Opiate Crisis and it’s the same vis a vis addiction and death, but also very different . This time the threat to lives […]
By County Executive Ed Day This week, 51 weeks since it began, we officially declared this measles outbreak over. I must say how proud I am of the way our community has rallied together to fight this outbreak. We have been part of the largest measles outbreak in New York State since 1992 and had […]
By Michael Stumo Right now, the United States and China are competing to capture the production of advanced energy technologies like solar panels, electric cars, and lithium-ion batteries. And unfortunately, China is winning. The hard truth is that China has already captured much of the renewable energy market. And that’s unfortunate, since it means more […]
BY DIANE DIMOND The woman’s Facebook page reveals she is a high school graduate, fit and trim-looking and nicely dressed. She lives in small town in the southern U.S. and is a devoted Christian who loves animals. Each photograph shows her with a beaming, trusting smile. She is almost always seen standing alone, and a […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman As communicated to this Ombudsman by Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, “Many states lack proven child seat and seat belt laws and many vehicles lack verified crash avoidance and passenger detection and alert safety technologies….Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children […]