BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Conduent is the company who operates cashless tolling in New York State. Drivers have experienced numerous issues with the cashless tolling system, specifically over the Tappan Zee Bridge. This is why in July, I called on the NYS Thruway Authority to cancel the state’s contract with Conduent. NYS government is poorly […]
By Supervisor George Hoehmann With breaking news alerts blaring throughout each day about disasters or the latest in human misdeeds, it is understandable that one’s worldview can be painted in darkening, pessimistic hues. What goes largely unreported is the good that people do. I’m glad to share with you an instance of an extraordinary act of […]
By Dr. Louis Alpert Ombudsman The Ombudsman Alert has worked with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Of Illinois who has co-sponsored bills with our own Congresswoman Nita Lowey on matters of auto safety strongly supported by this column more than a year ago. As a result of our relationship, the congresswoman has now directly sent me a […]
By County Executive Ed Day Last week we activated Rockland County’s Emergency Operations Center in Pomona, thankfully not for an actual emergency but for an Indian Point disaster drill. Rockland was one of four counties that practiced emergency responses in case an incident ever happened at the Indian Point nuclear power plant located just across […]
# “A house divided against itself cannot stand” – Abe Lincoln (citing a well-known Bible passage) # BY TINA TRASTER Lincoln’s words ring true for the John Green Preservation Coalition, the nonprofit that rescued the historic 1819 sandstone house in Nyack from the brink of ruin. During the last four years, the group listed the […]
To the Editor, Remember when, after losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by over 3 million votes, Trump claimed that it was because of all the fraudulent votes that were cast? And remember when he directed Mike Pence to form a task force to investigate his outlandish claim? And remember when that task force […]