BY DIANE DIMOND You’ve probably heard that if a couple lives together for — blank — number of years they are, in effect, legally married in the eyes of the state. Some people think that their relationship magically becomes a common-law marriage after seven years together; others believe it happens at 10 years. I’m here […]
BY DIANE DIMOND It is an opioid that’s 10,000 times more potent than morphine. A minuscule dose, no bigger than a snowflake, can kill a person on contact. Carfentanil is a synthetic anesthetic designed to tranquilize elephants. So why in the world is such a deadly ingredient being mixed with heroin? Perhaps its smarter to […]
BY DIANE DIMOND It’s time for America to get its cybersecurity act together — on many fronts. But we need to start a serious discussion, right now, about how to keep the upcoming presidential election results safe and secure. This needs to be a completely nonpartisan discussion that looks past a particular candidate’s shockingly premature […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY We’ve spent a lot of time this summer worrying about rain, or more precisely, the lack of rain. Happily, a couple of good storm brought us enough precipitation for us to ease up on the water restriction implemented by the Department of Health earlier this summer. But now, as […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Rockland is blessed to be surrounded by the majestic beauty of the Hudson River. The Hudson has always played a central role in the life of people in Rockland and my administration has worked has to attract tourism and create recreational activities based on our proximity to this national […]
BY MICHAEL HULL A Google search will quickly reveal the definition for unlawful or illegal surveillance. Here is one: “Illegal surveillance is the monitoring of a person’s activities or property in a manner that breaks regional laws. Depending on the region, wiretapping, recording a conversation without consent, following a target either in person or electronically or […]