BY DIEGO AVILES Thiells resident, North Rockland Central School District parent Since January, I have been attending North Rockland District’s Board Meetings and been listening to all the 2013-2014 Budget presentations. While I applaud the board’s efforts to reduce more than $40 million from the budget in the last five years through innovation and consolidation, […]
BY DERRYCK GREEN Problems infecting and affecting the black community must be addressed in a serious and sincere manner. Many of these problems center around moral values that were once readily available and in abundance among black Americans. Now they are increasingly becoming rare. To deal with this crisis, there should be a focused and […]
“Welfare for Politicians won’t Clean Up Gov’t“ First published in the New York Post BY ED COX, NY GOP Chief New York taxpayers are the most beleaguered in America; they don’t need to start forking over even more money to fund political campaigns. It’s welfare for politicians. Last week, more than 70 Democratic Assembly Members […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Hey, have you heard? The economy is improving! Car sales are up, so are new construction permits, and the housing market seems to have righted itself. According to folks who keep track of these things at the American Moving & Storage Association, a record number of us are expected to move residences […]
Dear residents and friends of the Town of Clarkstown: I hope that you will all enjoy the New City Street Fair that is being held this coming Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. under the sponsorship of the New City Chamber of Commerce. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and a good time […]
To the Editor, Many elected officials in Rockland County must think that holding public office is like playing baseball. In other words, an elected official gets three strikes before they are “out” of public office. That must never be the case. Take the case of Haverstraw Village Trustee Thomas Watson. About one year ago Trustee […]