Moment to moment life with a larger view To the editor: In 2019, Governor Cuomo New York set up a working group to chart new energy policies. It delayed... Letters to the Editor 09 Jan 2023 | 03:41
Notes from November To the editor: Despite significant Democratic voter registration advantages, our County supported Republican Gubernatorial... Letters to the Editor 21 Nov 2022 | 08:49
Transcending controversy I was standing in the middle of pandemonium last Friday night. Israel Campos was sick. My wife, Lee, was acting as hostess... Letters to the Editor 12 Sep 2022 | 12:37
Primary power Primaries for Congress are set for this coming Tuesday. Turnout is expected to be very light. But much is at stake, and... Letters to the Editor 24 Aug 2022 | 10:32
Ben Ostrer much remembered Ben Ostrer, Esq. passed last week. We first met in 1989 when I ran for the Town Board in Chester. Ben was a horse trader... Letters to the Editor 19 Jul 2022 | 10:42
Equal time for a Trump defender To the editor: Michael Sussman’s long letter about Donald Trump, Election Fraud and the Supreme Court caught my eye, but I... Letters to the Editor 13 Jul 2022 | 01:17
To save nursing home residents, a call for immediate arms About a decade ago, Orange County sought to sell Valley View, our publicly owned and operated nursing home. Representing... Letters to the Editor 23 Jan 2022 | 10:18
Greeting and invitation Dear Reader, Bob Quinn retired last week after 17 years, leaving me with his parting wisdom as the new managing editor. I’ve... Letters to the Editor 31 Dec 2021 | 06:11
‘The Town of Chester deserves better leadership than this’ Two weeks ago, at the last Chester Town Board meeting (Aug. 11), a former town councilman and longtime member of our community,... Letters to the Editor 30 Aug 2021 | 05:21
Creamery Pond residents protesting the cell tower are pictured, from left to right: Edgar Vallejo, Ellen Korsower, Alex O’Brien, Bill O’Brien, Karen Campbell, Robert Campbell, John Grybowski, Donna Howihan, and Lydia Cuadros. Photo by Frances Ruth Harris. Sugar Loaf. Chester residents protest cell tower proposal on Fox Hill Road A group of Chester residents attended last Wednesday Chester Town Board meeting to protect the location of a cell tower in... Local News 18 Aug 2021 | 02:34
A tribute to Linda Mabie “Shop local,” the signs proclaim. I could not agree more. Linda Mabie stood for everything that Shop Local should really... Letters to the Editor 05 Jul 2020 | 02:31
'This idyllic life' For a while, I had thought it would be great to slow down a little, that is, from 75-hour work weeks and ridiculous over-commitment... Letters to the Editor 25 Mar 2020 | 10:16
Michael Sussman ( File photo) Rockland DA moves to disqualify attorney Michael Sussman in stabbing case Goshen. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced Tuesday this his office has moved the county court... Police & Fire 29 Jan 2020 | 03:54
Judge: Hanukkah attack suspect may need death-penalty lawyer Greenwood Lake. A man charged in a bloody attack at a Hanukkah celebration may need attorneys specializing in death penalty... Local News 15 Jan 2020 | 11:03
Grafton E. Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake. ( Photo: Associated Press) Pastor: Alleged Monsey Hanukkah attacker is 'gentle giant with mental illness' To law enforcement, Grafton E. Thomas is the machete-wielding attacker who allegedly stormed into a rabbi’s home Saturday... Home 31 Dec 2019 | 02:03