The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 8 ballot. Voters may watch LIVE online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: Today: 1 p.m.: Rockland County sheriff (Matthew Brennan vs. Louis… Read More →
Good morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today: Ramapo stadium: Editorial We comment on news that a draft audit conducted by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that the town of Ramapo inappropriately financed the construction of Provident Bank Park, the stadium that plays host to the Rockland… Read More →
It’s Thursday. Tonight, the Rockland Boulders host their first home opener at Provident Bank Park in Ramapo. We’re also continuing to keep track of events in Albany, where’s the legislative sessions’s clock continues to tick. Provident Bank Park: Editorial While we acknowledge that there were significant problems with the way… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published in The Journal News today, Thursday, Feb. 17: Rockland Psychiatric Center: Editorial We comment on news that a state health department investigation found that finger-stick pens were being used on more than one patient at Rockland Psychiatric Center, a practice we say “raises… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Friday, Dec. 17: Ryan Karben: Editorial Ramapo supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence has made a pair of questionable hires recently, we write in today’s editorial. Former state Assemblyman Ryan Karben was offered a job as the town’s finance director by St. Lawrence this… Read More →
Here’s a look at recently published opinion content: Sunday, Nov. 21 Hudson crossings: Editorial We assess various proposals to include transportation across the Hudson — the recently abandoned tunnel, an expansion of the No. 7 subway line and plans to construct a new Tappan Zee bridge — and come to… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today, Thursday, Aug. 26: Ramapo ballpark: Editorial We comment on Ramapo voters, who overwhelmingly decided Tuesday to reject a financing plan for a proposed minor-league ballpark. We write: Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence would have a hard time justifying further encumbering taxpayers with… Read More →
Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence met Tuesday with the Editorial Board to talk about the town’s plans to construct a minor-league baseball stadium. Here’s a video of his conversation with Rockland Opinion Editor Nancy Cutler and columnist Bob Baird: To view the session in its entirety, navigate to lohud.com/editorialspotlight and… Read More →
Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence discusses plans to build a 3,500-seat, $16.5 million minor-league baseball stadium in the Pomona area, in an Editorial Spotlight interview 11 a.m. today. Watch LIVE at www.LoHud.com/editorialspotlight; to submit questions in advance, e-mail Nancy Cutler, Rockland opinion editor, at ncutler@lohud.com.