Letter To The Editor: Lawler Funds ICE — Not Healthcare
Congressman Lawler Is Killing Us On All Fronts
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Category: Columns
Rockland County voices from our editors and guest columnists
Letter To The Editor: On Catholicism and Immigration
The Catholic Church Teaches Dignity, Morality & Love Of Neighbor
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A Healthy Workforce Is a Strong Economy: Montefiore Nyack Hospital’s Impact in Rockland – and the Montefiore System’s Value Across New York
Montefiore Nyack Hospital is the Largest Employer in Rockland County With Nearly 70% of its Employees Living In Rockland County
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How to Navigate Market Forces in the Hudson Valley Commercial Real Estate Market
Challenges Exist Despite Advantages: Quality-of-life, Strategic Access to the New York Metro Economy, and Demand For Industrial, Multifamily, Healthcare, and Retail Assets
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The Safety-Industrial Complex: When “Protecting Children” Becomes a Business Model
The people writing the checks are working families who can’t afford lawyers, can’t afford days off for hearings, can’t afford to have their registrations suspended. A $250 ticket doesn’t touch someone with a financial cushion. But for a home health aide in the Bronx, a delivery driver in Rockland County, a single mother juggling two jobs? That’s groceries. That’s rent. That’s the difference between keeping your car legal and falling into the enforcement spiral.
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Grist For The Mill – A Poetry Corner For Rockland County
Editor’s Note: The arts are a significant thread in the fabric of Rockland County. They inspire, enrich, and chronicle our lives. They also play a role in our economic well-being; theater, writing, dance, crafts draw us to spaces. They invite strangers to share in our bounty. They are an indelible contribution. Welcome again, Christine Potter, […]
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Multi-Employer Plan Relief Act Makes It Easier For Americans To Save For Retirement
401(k) Options Provide Valuable Flexibility For Union Workers Who Want To Save More Or Diversify Their Retirement Planning By David Carlucci When Congress passed SECURE 2.0, the goal was straightforward and widely supported: make it easier for Americans to save for retirement by automatically enrolling workers in 401(k) plans. For many workplaces, that approach works. […]
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Governor Hochul Gets It: A State of the State That Moves New York Forward—Faster, Smarter, and More Competitively
Governor Hochul’s Agenda Addresses Impediments That Have Made New York Slower, More Expensive, And Less Predictable Than Peer States
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From Mountain to Marsh: Caring for the Sparkill Creek Watershed
Why bacteria, debris, and flooding move downstream — and what residents, municipalities, and county leaders can do
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Letter To The Editor: On BusPatrol Program Raising Questions in Rockland County & Nationwide
People who drive dangerously have long decried any type of enforcement as a “money grab.” Automated enforcement, like the recently adopted school bus stop arm cameras, really boils such drivers’ blood because it is enforcing laws in far more places than police officers could ever be at any given time.
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