Charges have been filed against 10 Rockland County individuals for alleged social service fraud after referrals from the Rockland County Department of Social Services. The defendants – who range in age from 24 to 58 – allegedly falsified applications submitted to the Rockland County Department of Social Services between 2008 and 2011, making it possible […]
BY SHERLY JOURDAIN On Tuesday, the Rockland Water Coalition gathered a large crowd together with regional environmental and local groups against United Water’s Haverstraw Water Supply Project. They met at a press conference prior to a 2 p.m. public hearing on the project held by the DEC. The project is commonly referred to as the […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL At the last Clarkstown Town Board Meeting in February, Tom Nimick of New City spoke his three minutes asking questions about the town’s compliance with the Open Meetings Law. He specifically referenced resolution #38-2012 which had to do with the retention of lawyer Jay Savino. He did not receive any specific […]
Outside Boston, Massachusetts another strange hate crime has been filed by authorities. Two lesbians have been charged with a hate crime for an assault against a homosexual man. Apparently they used negative slurs about his sexual orientation during the fight, although the two African-American women said the gay man first used racial insults toward them. […]
Gunshots fired in Haverstraw Last week, police recovered four bullet casings in an area of Haverstraw near Trimble and Wall Street. They have not found the shooter or what could have been several shooters, at this time. Police responded to a report of up to seven gunshots last Wednesday night. Witnesses reportedly told police that […]
DA REPORT: Anthony Adolino, age 21, residing at 97 Gurnee Avenue, Haverstraw was indicted on February 29, 2012 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for thecrimes of Robbery in the 1st Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 4th Degree and CriminalPossession of Stolen Property in the 5th Degree.District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that […]