Debra Ortutay of Valley Cottage was sentenced on Monday to four months in jail. The former Rockland Independence Party chairwoman, whose son-in-law is county legislator Frank Sparaco (Republican) of Clarkstown, admitted to lying to a grand jury who was investigating improprieties involving the signing of petitions for the party’s ballot line during the Assembly race […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The Stony Point Town Board met Tuesday night at the RHO Community Center Building to discuss town affairs and recognize the local charity work of the Stony Point Seals. The meeting opened with comments and input from residents. This week several residents sought to air grievances and bring attention to certain issues. […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At a meeting of the Rockland County Legislature’s Economic Development Committee on Wednesday, Rockland Commissioner of Planning and Public Transportation Thomas B. Vanderbeek said a study by Cambridge Systematics on the MTA Value Gap in Rockland County, shows that the county should seek to cooperate with neighboring Orange County in withdrawing from […]
Patriots from the Mahwah Tea Party have invited a pair of nationally known speakers to their Tues; March 6, 7 p.m. meeting at the Ramapo Reform Church, 100 Island Rd, Mahwah, NJ. Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, New Jersey, two-time N.J. gubernatorial candidate and director of the New Jersey chapter of Americans for Prosperity, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At a meeting of the Rockland County Legislature’s Economic Development Committee on Wednesday, Rockland Commissioner of Planning and Public Transportation Thomas B. Vanderbeek said a study by Cambridge Systematics on the MTA Value Gap in Rockland County, shows that the county should seek to cooperate with neighboring Orange County in withdrawing […]
Hundreds mourn the death of Sparkill teen This week, hundreds of people gathered at Nyack’s Grace Episcopal Church for the funeral service of Quincy Hedges, of Sparkill, who was killed in a car accident upstate on February 18. Because the church was so packed, nearly 100 people had to stand outside to listen to the […]