BY GEORGE HOEHMANN Supervisor, Town of Clarkstown Preserving our community’s natural resources for the next generation has been a priority throughout my years of public service. As councilman, I proposed the current solar field that sits atop our capped landfill. This award-winning project was a first in New York State and estimated to save […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Summertime is upon us, the season when out-of-school kids are frequently left alone in the house. Here’s a question for all parents and grandparents out there: Do you have guns in your home? According to a new report from the Children’s National Hospital, 20,000 American children — yes, 20,000 — will be […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman This is the latest in a series of articles devoted to the ineffective role of the Federal Trade Commission in ensuring that consumers who purchase used cars (and even certified pre-owned cars) from used car dealers are properly protected. In this regard your Ombudsman has reached out to our elected […]
To the Editor, As a Haverstraw resident it was delightful to see the two Haverstraw Democratic legislators, Michael Grant and Jay Hood, change their opposition and vote to approve the resolution to designate the Sain building property surplus. Also, Harriet Cornell, Democrat from West Nyack, voted for approval along with the two Republican legislators. This is […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I’m not usually one to heap praise on big Hollywood productions. But I can’t help but feel proud of one of the top movies in theaters across the nation right now: “Megan Leavey.” This true story of a young woman from Valley Cottage whom I have had the […]
To the Editor, New York state Senate bill, S2939, which will create a mechanism for the reunification of brothers and sisters who were separately adopted as children, and are now adults, was reported from the New York state Senate Children and Families Committee this week. Because it is late in the 2017 legislative session, the […]