Fracking Debate Needs Science, Not Superstition

BY DREW JOHNSON Researchers in Colorado just came forward with a shocking claim: hydraulic fracturing, — or “fracking” — the decades-old method of using a high-velocity mixture of water, sand and chemicals to blast through rock to release oil and gas deposits, causes birth defects. There’s just one hitch: it isn’t true. Like many environmental […]

Op-Ed: Passing The Zombie Kill Bill Is A No-Brainer

BY ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN Earlier this year, I proposed legislation that would combat a wave of zombies plaguing too many communities across our New York State. From the Bronx to Buffalo, cities and towns in New York have been plagued by what are commonly called zombie properties. These are homes that residents abandon — often […]

VIETNAM VET ACCUSES LOWEY OF POLITICIZING MEMORIAL DAY

To the Editor, On Monday, May 26 I attended a Memorial Day service at the Mount Repose Cemetery in Haverstraw. There was a formal program handed out for the ceremony. On the program the guest speaker was Chris Day. Chris is a decorated veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan and he gave a very moving […]

SAVING ST. JOHN’S (PIERMONT)

Dear Editor, Please help us save St. John’s Church in Piermont, NY. The Archdiocesan Advisory Board has made a preliminary recommendation that St. John’s merge with St. Ann’s in Nyack, resulting in a new parish name that combines both parishes. For the most part, ministry would be held at one site: St. Ann’s, so St. […]

RLUIPA WORKSHOP

Dear Editor, Last week, the Town of Orangetown, in conjunction with the Rockland County Planning Department, held an important workshop to educate professionals in a number of fields (government, planning, law) about the issues raised by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). This controversial federal law can tie the hands of local […]

MICROSTAMPING IS NO GOOD

To the Editor, The bullying of gun owners continues in New York. The NY SAFE Act was not enough. Now micro stamping is due for a vote in the Codes Committee. Imagine if Albany passed a law that said all future sales of printing presses had to come from one manufacturer. Would you sit still […]