To The Editor; In the heat of the primary campaign season, it’s easy for the facts to get drowned out by the noise of political finger-pointing and recycled attacks. We see it constantly: candidates, pulling a single corporate name out of thin air like the recent baseless attempts to link Cait Conley to defense contractor, […]
Dear Editor, Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler was confronted at a Washington bar by the son of a sitting U.S. senator, who launched into a ten-minute antisemitic tirade, including, by the Congressman’s account, the statement that he hates Jews and gays and doesn’t care if they die. As a Jewish resident of Rockland County, I […]
This is my 2026 public comment regarding the worst-case scenario concept for Community Rally Points at the intersections of county roads when the crisis is larger than government can handle. In 2023 I originally presented this concept to the Sheriff and County Legislature. This has yet to be acted upon. Since then, there have been […]
To the Editor: I really enjoyed Eileen O’Brien’s column this past week on the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 333 and the 2 days they spent at the Felix Festa school. My brother who was a Vietnam veteran always loved going to that school and elsewhere in the county. He was looking forward to going […]
To the Editor, In my work, I see many hard-working families consistently struggling, and sometimes failing, to meet life’s basic necessities, shelter, health care, child care, and food. Here in Rockland County, an average family is paying 50% or more of their income on rent. Additionally, opportunities for people to improve their lives by advancing […]
OpEd by Tae-eun Leiah Hartley Rockland Needs Protection. Pass SADA Now. Have you noticed the empty storefronts at the Palisades Center? You should expect more of those. The delis and restaurants closing in Spring Valley, the landscaping crews that stopped showing up, the caregivers who aren’t there for our children and elderly anymore. All of […]