By Supervisor George Hoehmann There are numerous not-for-profits in our town and county who deliver critical services for our residents who find themselves in need of help in the light of personal difficulties. We are so fortunate to have many different organizations assisting us in connecting residents to services for people with disabilities, veterans, childcare […]
By County Executive Ed Day We are in the black again! For the second year in a row Rockland County has grown its Unassigned Fund Balance in the General Fund (a surplus). It has grown from $6.2 million in 2017 (which was the first surplus since 2006!) to just over $32 million in 2018. This […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Appearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce during the hearing “Legislation to Make Cars in America Safer,” Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety(Advocates), testified this week on the urgent need to pass the Hot cars Act of 2019(discussed in our […]
By County Executive Ed Day Back in March I stood with health officials, business leaders and members of law enforcement to declare a state of emergency in Rockland County. I am happy to now say our State of Emergency has ended. Much of what we predicted in March came to pass. Increased cases of measles, […]
By Michael Stumo At a time of harsh political division in Washington, it’s encouraging to see examples of bipartisan agreement that put America first—rather than political party. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) may have brokered just such a breakthrough with their introduction of new legislation intended to make the U.S. dollar more […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Sex registries are in the news again thanks to a couple of high-profile child sex abuse cases. (Think multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein and singer R. Kelly.) Keeping track of ex-cons who have sexually preyed on others sounds like a good idea. But do these registries really help keep us safe? Under a 2006 […]