BY THE ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD Nyack attorney Dennis Lynch has taken the lead legal role representing yeshiva owners who are contesting a state Dept. of Education order for Rockland County government to take jurisdiction of fire inspections. Lynch and the yeshiva owners contend no such apportionment of authority exists under state law and further argue that County Executive Ed Day has an illegal […]
To the Editor, Loose shopping carts in parting lots can damage cars, especially on a windy day. Super markets should have television cameras installed to scan parking lots for security and to quickly locate loose shopping carts. Also, supermarkets should have convenient locations within parking lots for the save return of shopping carts. Sincerely, Orrin […]
Many PC users were doing just fine until they were “forced” to “upgrade” to windows 10 by Microsoft. Evidence of this fact may be found in the high volume of complaints received by many “geeks” interviewed by this writer in recent weeks. According to all of these geeks, at the heart of this problem is […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Rockland County fire inspectors have already started inspecting 49 private schools that either failed to comply with regulations or were given questionable grades. It’s not something we wanted to do. But when the schools failed to follow the law and the municipalities in which they are located turned a […]
To the Editor, On May 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a landmark announcement giving the agency the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes, hookah tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, dissolvables and any future tobacco products. Prior to this rule, only traditional combustible cigarettes were regulated by the FDA under provisions of the 2009 Family […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I had the pleasure this week of introducing Dr. Penny Jennings as my choice for Rockland Human Rights Commissioner. Bringing Dr. Jennings, a vibrant, highly educated, woman deeply committed to the people of this county, on board to do this vital job is a win for all of us. […]
