AccuWeather Global Weather Center – AccuWeather reports there is a chance that multiple storms next week could sync with colder air that settles into the East to bring snow or a wintry mix to part of the region. Following near-record warmth during the middle of this week, colder air will arrive in stages from the latter part […]
Citizen’s grand jury justifies action for redress of grievance, protesters say BY RAQUEL OKYAY Special to the Rockland County Times Up to 100 concerned citizens have been occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge since Tuesday, complaining that the local and federal government have been behaving tyrannically. The occupation spawned from a protest of about 150 persons […]
FROM FORBES.COM President Obama announced today that he has signed 23 executive orders pertaining to gun control and gun violence. Executive Actions: 1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system. 2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, […]
PRESS RELEASE District Attorney Thomas Zugibe, joined by Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Rockland BOCES District Superintendent Mary Jean Marsico, Ed.D., launched the Rockland County Partnership For Safe Youth, a new initiative designed to enhance the effectiveness and productivity of services for local at-risk youth and their families. As part of the first-of-its-kind county/school […]
BY SKYE JOYCE In the wake of last week’s train disaster, the Federal Railroad Administration has told Amtrak that they must make immediate safety changes especially implementing long-awaited “positive train control,” aka speed control technology. CBS News Transportation Consultant Mark Rosenker, former chairman of the NTSB, said it has taken longer than expected to put […]
From GasBuddy May 4- Average retail gasoline prices in New York have risen 6.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.78/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 6,118 gas outlets in New York. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.62/g, […]