“Geoffrey Welch, the unofficial riverkeeper in the Torne Valley, a wilderness tucked between the Ramapo Mountains in the historic Revolutionary War area of western Ramapo, has died. He was 80. The environmentally sensitive Torne Valley, inhabited by mountains, foliage, and wildlife…
This piece is from the CUPON’S Column which appears regularly in the Rockland County Times on their editorial page. In our prior column, we chronicled how our regulatory agencies are failing to protect the residents from situations that endanger their…
Editorial by Peter Harckham Special to the USA TODAY Network “Our streams and fragile clean drinking water sources are essential to the health of our residents and the shared prosperity in our communities. We need to protect these important waterways…
