Residents of 13 declared counties may apply for FEMA disaster assistance through April 13, 2013 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that the deadline for residents living in one of the 13 disaster-declared counties to register for FEMA assistance has yet again been extended to April 13, 2013. The previous deadline was March 29, 2013. […]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced Tuesday, March 26 that Genghis Khan (DOB 06/01/89) of 1008 St. Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, New York was found guilty following a jury trial of: One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a class “A-II” Felony One count of Unlawful Possession of […]
Funds will help repair damage from Hurricane Irene along Minisceongo Creek PRESS RELEASE FROM CONGRESSWOMAN NITA LOWEY (D) Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that Rockland County has been awarded $1,624,950 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding. The grant will support repairs to […]
Lalor asks, “Cuomo’s minimum wage tax credits encourage replacing adult employees with teenagers. Does anybody read these laws before they print them?” Statement on the Minimum Wage Proposal from Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) It looks like Governor Cuomo and Speaker Silver have made a mess of it again. Their new minimum wage […]
Florida Atlantic University officials apologize and drop charges against student Ryan Rotela PRESS RELEASE FROM LIBERTY INSTITUTE Liberty Institute declares victory on behalf of its client Ryan Rotela, the Florida Atlantic University student who was brought up on academic charges and suspended from class out of retaliation for reporting a lesson to University officials, which […]
POLICE MEDIA REPORT On March 24 at about 2:20 p.m. Town of Ramapo Police officers responded to a report of a residential burglary at W. Hickory St. in Spring Valley. As a result of the investigation, Ramapo Police arrested Jayquan Boone (male, age 20) formerly of 56 Spring Valley Commons in Spring Valley. Boone is […]