By Supervisor George Hoehmann Like me, many of you love your dogs. They are part of our families. I have two rescue dogs that are both maltese breed named Ollie and Livvy. My entire family adores them both, although I seem to always be the one feeding and walking them. Even then, you have to […]
Ever since 1777, when New Yorkers elected Brigadier General George Clinton as the first governor of New York State, it’s hard to find a governor who could match the record established by Andrew Cuomo in ripping down thousands of signs, either because the federal government ruled them illegal, as in the case of the “I […]
By Jim Monaghan, Supervisor, Town of Stony Point It’s election time and that means political mailers are starting to arrive at our homes on a regular basis. A candidate’s record is fair game. We all should be judged honestly on our results for the people we serve. That’s why it was incredibly disappointing to see […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Pope Francis has called for silence and prayer from those who criticize the Catholic Church’s attempts to root out and punish priests who are committing sexual abuse. But it is clear the time for silence has long passed. Priests who prey on children are criminals, not souls to be saved for the […]
By County Executive Ed Day I remember watching the Yankees play the Pirates in the 1960 World Series when I was growing up in Brooklyn. By all rights, the Yankees should have won that series. They outscored the Pirates 55-27 in the Series, out hit them 91-60, even got two complete-game shutouts from Whitey Ford […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann People in every corner of our nation gathered once again to remember September 11, 2001. Once again we gathered outside of Town Hall to remember and reflect upon those in our community whose lives were unnecessarily cut short by evil, cowardly men. It is incredible to think that 17 years have elapsed. […]