Letter from Guy Gervasi to George Hoehmann and Stephanie Hausner

Hi George & Stephanie, I thank you for sending me your town car report and I do appreciate the work that both of you have done in this area. After reading your report, I can see that, while you have pulled together many disjointed parts of the old policy into one comprehensive policy, in the […]

Letter to the Editor: Outraged over Bullying

Dear Editor, Recently I have reached out to public libraries, asking for an opportunity to speak to parents as well as kids, about the effects of cyber bullying/bullying, while also giving parents tips about social media. I spoke with representatives at the New City, Valley Cottage and Nyack libraries, while Nanuet and West Nyack never […]

Letter to Editor: In Defense of Bongiorno

Letter to Editor: In Defense of Bongiorno

Dear Editor, My opponent opted to exercise his right to challenge my petitions, first with the Board of Elections and then to file in Supreme Court. There were 70 specific objections filed against the 150 signatures collected for the Independence line and 13 for the Working Families. I needed 125 and 11 respectively to appear […]

Letter to Editor: Help Us – the Taxpayers First, Before Yourselves

Dear Editor, Rockland County is in dire straits financially, because of years of poor planning and bad budget practices. Over the past several months the county has passed costs along to the five towns. The new costs include charging to hold our town and village elections, and charging for students who go to SUNY schools […]

Letter to the Editor: Lung Association Says Village of Haverstraw Should be Proud

Dear Editor, We were disappointed to learn that Big Tobacco succeeded in its attempt to force the Village of Haverstraw to rescind its ordinance prohibiting the display of tobacco products in retail stores (Smoked out: Haverstraw Village to drop anti-tobacco ordinance, online edition). The tobacco industry hoped that the resources available to a small village […]