BY STEPHANIE DOLCE Double Standards. When it comes to dating there are tons of them. Men, who are never married, which would be a curse if they were instead, a woman, would be seen as an old maid, a spinster. But instead of pitying a guy who is still very single, they are celebrated. These […]
Reda out, Garvey in, Gravagna challenges, Axelrod makes stuff up RCT POLITICAL ANALYSIS Wednesday night’s Clarkstown GOP reorganization meeting was filled with fireworks in the wake of last week’s committee election super-landslide and the announcement that 22-year Rockland GOP Chairman Vincent Reda would be retiring after the county convention later this month. Reda is now […]
BY BOB BAIRD Ask Mary DeSapio what she thought she wanted to be when she grew up and she says the choice was either an entertainer or a nun. One glance at the wall of her apartment at Dowling Gardens in Sparkill makes it clear which won out. In a place of honor, there’s a […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA WEST NYACK – Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe and County Executive Ed Day announced on Monday that the county would pursue a three-pronged action plan to combat recent surges in heroin and prescription drug abuse. According to Zugibe, the plan would integrate targeted enforcement of the law to weed out drug […]
The New City Rotary will host a Wine & Food Festival Saturday, September 20 from 4 – 7 p.m. to help Rockland County Food Banks fight hunger. The event will take place at Rockland Country Day School, 34 Kings Highway in Congers, and feature live music and entertainment, great food from La Terrazza, Sazone, Hudson […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I spent some time this week talking with Suffern lawyer Michael Zall. Though tears, Mr. Zall described the unique experience of grieving an overdose death. Along with the pain and sadness, there’sguilt and shame, stigma and isolation. Mr. Zall talked about the challenges of loving and supporting a drug […]