Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has announced that the Rockland County Highway Department initiated its largest paving and resurfacing program that includes over 428,064 square yards, approximately 20 miles, of pavement at a projected cost of $4.8 million. Much of the 2012 road program was delayed due to Hurricane Sandy and an exceptionally bad […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for the work and personal phone numbers of […]
To the Editor, For over 20 years, politicians have been talking about rebuilding the Tappan Zee Bridge. In just two years, Governor Cuomo has done more than talk–he created a real plan for updating this important piece of New York’s infrastructure. For over 30 years, politicians have been talking about repealing the so-called “Scaffold Law;” […]
Official Preserve Ramapo endorsement: Robert I. Rhodes, Ph.D., chairman, Preserve Ramapo Rockland is in terrible trouble. I want to take a look at the reasons why this is so and then I want to explain why Preserve Ramapo is supporting Republican Ed Day for Rockland County executive. Whether one looks at our current Republican county […]
TZHS seniors David Rapoport, and Kaylie McGivney have been named Class of 2013 Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively. David is a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and the French Honor Society. He is an AP Scholar, an active member of the Academic League, a Rockland County High Scorer on the Math Team, […]