By Danielle Coffey Across the country, quality journalism is critical for sharing important news affecting our society. Through their timely reporting, journalists play a uniquely critical role in informing, engaging and empowering citizens. Without the dedicated work of journalists, corruption

By Richard Mendelson As we honor the achievements and rights of America’s workers on Labor Day, we at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continue the agency’s 53-year tradition of protecting the nation’s workers by

By Robert R. Daraio A person for whom I have great respect and affection sent me an editorial written by Victor Davis Hanson, a distinguished conservative university professor, that suggested that the way to preserve American democracy is as follows: “Most

By Capt. Peter DiChiara Renee Fogarty’s piece last week (“Life in Prison Without Parole Doesn’t Stop Perpetual Cycle of Harm”) decrying Assemblyman Slater’s no parole for cop killers legislation equates to a fantasy novel of a make-believe utopia. Don’t let

By Rep. Mike Lawler and Assemblyman Matt Slater Having both served in state and local government, we know first-hand the impacts of the fentanyl epidemic in the Hudson Valley. Substance use disorder and fentanyl are ripping families and communities apart

By Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne No one in local government asked for this national migrant crisis, but tragically, decades of inaction by our federal government amplified by dishonest and underhanded moves by politicians placed it on our doorstep. In

By Tom Curley There’s a leviathan in the water. It breaches occasionally over in New Castle, eyeing its prospective new home, the long dormant Rite Aid site in Chappaqua. This property, dominant in the underdeveloped North Greeley corridor, is under

By Eileen Walton If you’re feeling fine, that could be a sign of good health – unless you have something like chronic kidney disease, or CKD, and aren’t aware of it. CKD can creep up on you as silently as

By Zach Lovatt The weather is heating up around the country, and as the temperature and humidity levels persist, it’s expected that there will be an uptick in hospital visits for heat-related illnesses. For your lovable pets at home, being

By Vince Scafaria Nestled along one of the most beautiful stretches of the Hudson River sits a decommissioned nuclear power facility called Indian Point. Site remediation is being conducted by Holtec, drawing upon the $2.4 billion fund set aside by