To the Editor, As you know the Rockland County Legislative Budget and Finance Committee has been reviewing the 2015 County Executive Proposed Budget. I attended the Thursday, November 6th four-hour meeting that focused on the Sheriff Department and the proposed elimination of the Patrol Division, cutting 37 positions of the 111 positions Mr. Day has […]
To the Editor, As a Rockland resident and former chief in the New York City Police Department, I take strong exception to the substance and tone in the letter “Day’s sheriff cuts will burden local cops.” Sheriff Falco needs to do what every department in county government has been doing; restructure to run more efficiently. […]
BY JASMINE GREENAMYER Colon cancer will claim more than 50,000 American lives this year. One in 20 people will be diagnosed at some point in their lives. Thanks to better screening and new treatments, the death rate from colon cancer has been dropping for more than 20 years. But even the best screening and treatment […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Generally speaking, law enforcement types are a quietly proud bunch. They are proud to put on the uniform every day, proud to catch the bad guys and proud to dedicate their lives to keeping the public safe. There might be no prouder cop these days than Sgt. Edward J. Burns, the retired […]
To the Editor, The biggest issue facing Rocklanders is property taxes. That is why I find it appalling that our Democratic legislators, who after presiding over a Rockland County budget deficit of $125 million and raising property taxes respectively 30 percent in 2012, 18 percent in 2013 and 9.9 percent in 2014 have so much […]
To the Editor, Mr. Day must think we were born yesterday. Does he really expect us to believe that by eliminating the 37 officers on the Rockland County Sheriff’s Patrol, we will actually save money on our taxes? He says he wants to keep the “specialized units” of the Sheriff’s Department, such as the Bomb […]