PRESS RELEASE FROM SENATOR CARLUCCI Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) passed legislation (S.3788A [2]) in the New York State Senate Wednesday, banning the sale of crib bumper pads in New York. The legislation also restricts their use at daycare facilitates. If a manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer or secondhand dealer is caught selling crib bumper pads, then they can be fined […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann Throughout the coming weekend we thank all our veterans, but we will honor and pause to remember those who did not come back and remain frozen in time, eternally young. It is our duty to never let them be forgotten. It is the duty of the living to always honor and […]
BY DIANE DIMOND This is not one of my typical crime and justice columns. This one comes from a personal place. I love the television show “Jeopardy!” I adore host Alex Trebek, and I watch the program whenever I can. So when contestant James Holzhauer recently started racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars and […]
By County Executive Ed Day Earlier this week our community was targeted with robocalls and flyers inviting residents to a “highly informative night of science and discussion.” Outsiders from across the country, including discredited former British doctor Andrew Wakefield who was teleconferenced in, came here to drive a wedge into the heart of our community; […]
BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Area seniors should come and dance the night away at my 2nd Annual Senior Prom, tonight at 5 p.m. at the Pascack Community Center in Nanuet. We need to bring our seniors together and make sure we are always working to improve their quality of life. I cannot think of a better way for seniors […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman The inspiration for writing this article may be traced back more than 20 years ago to 1998 when this Ombudsman was a mathematics professor at the City University of New York(CUNY) and attended a dinner meeting with his colleagues held at a Charlie Brown’s restaurant. We were delighted to be […]