NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Wednesday released his office’s preliminary report into how charitable organizations have spent more than half a billion dollars raised in the weeks and months after Superstorm Sandy. Based on data provided by 89 charitable organizations that raised funds after the storm, at least $238 million of the […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are unveiling a new mortgage relief program to protect victims of Superstorm Sandy from large spikes in their mortgage payments. Sandy victims who received forbearance will be eligible for a special mortgage relief program that allows those homeowners to lower their monthly […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL If Hurricane Sandy damaged your home or business, then the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are here to help. Currently in Rockland County, there are two FEMA disaster recovery centers (DRC), one in Pomona at Provident Bank Park, and one in the Village of Piermont […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Sunday afternoon at Trinity United Methodist Church, Hudson Lyric performed perhaps its most ambitious production to a limited audience. Sandy after-effects held down the attendance, but the show went on. And it went on very well, with a 15-piece orchestra, some added new talent and some very good performances from the opera […]
Dear Editor, Extraordinarily long lines at the region’s gas stations are an inevitable consequence of government policy. But contrary to what many believe, it is not because politicians have not done enough. It is because they have done too much. Laws that prohibit “price gouging” rest on the assumption that both the available supply of […]
BY DIANE DIMOND At least 88 people were killed, but there was no crime. There were widespread blackouts, yet there was no systematic looting. Police departments were run ragged, but lawlessness seemed to take a vacation. This column isn’t about crime this time. It is about how, in the face of crisis, crime is replaced […]