Explosions at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, left at least 160 injured and as many as 15 people dead, police said Thursday. The blast rocked the facility on Wednesday evening as firefighters were battling an onsite blaze. Waco police Sgt. William Patrick Swanton said early Thursday morning that the death toll is only an […]
Thinking the fire at a local fertilizer plant was relatively innocuous a Waco, Texas father pulled up a quarter mile away with his son to observe the event. He told his son he expected the buildings at the plant to collapse, but instead a massive explosion went off, which he caught on tape. You can […]
New venue: Manny Lopez Complex The Haverstraw Little League has been awarded, by Little League Baseball and Softball International-Williamsport, PA, the New York State Senior League Softball Championships (ages 14-16) for the next three years. HLL has hosted and sponsored the championships for the past four years, and based on the success of the tournament […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – After an often emotional public hearing on the future of the financially-troubled Summit Park Nursing Home, the Rockland County Legislature voted to establish a local development corporation (LDC) for the facility. The public hearing was packed with attendees representing not only facility residents and their families but also public […]
Joe’s Crab Shack opens its doors in Palisades Mall, 100 lucky customers win free crabs By Michael Riconda After months of anticipation, Joe’s Crab Shack finally opened on April 16 in its newest location in the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. Long lines wrapping around the restaurant and the adjacent area in front of […]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe this week announced that 32-year-old Paul Giddens of 12 Aeslin Drive, Spring Valley, New York was convicted after a jury trial of one count of robbery in the first degree, a class “B” felony, two counts of robbery in the second degree, class “C” felonies, and one count […]