BY MICHAEL RICONDA Valley Cottage – State legislators met on Wednesday, May 8 at the Valley Cottage Library to consult representatives of various independent groups for advice on how to proceed with a planned campaign finance reform law. The panel consisted of Senators David Carlucci, Jeff Klein and Diane Savino, who consulted members of public […]
Dear Editor, This year, there were six candidates of color running for the East Ramapo school board. However, three candidates did not reach out to the public at all. The one thing we knew about Charles, Germain and Corado, was that their campaign was being backed by Kalman Weber’s South East Taxpayers Association, an anti-tax, […]
Rachael Schermerhorn, 20-years-old, of 30 Franck Rd. in Stony Point is accused of burglary in the third degree (D-felony), criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree (A-misdemeanor) and petit larceny (A-misdemeanor) for allegedly stealing monies out of a locked cash register at her job. Stony Point Police allege the incident occurred at her […]
BY HARRY WAITZMAN I discover groves of sunlight in my white clapboard hamlet. The pale Victorian homes look as if they were peeled from picture postcards and pasted on tidy lawns. Garage doors open and Irish cops and fireman fly to the Bronx to put down flames and mayhem. I’m conned by rust railroad tracks […]
PSA FROM THE HEALTH DEPT. Pomona – The Rockland County Department of Health has begun treatments of catch basins and storm drains this week to prevent mosquitoes from breeding and hatching in the standing water inside of these structures. Work will continue throughout the county into the first week of June. If you see staff […]
Looking for something different to do this Memorial Day weekend? How about watching rowing races on Rockland Lake or trying a hand at rowing yourself? This Saturday River Rowing Association will host its annual Directors’ Cup Regatta on Rockland Lake from 8-11 a.m., followed by awards, a picnic lunch, and from 1-4 p.m. FREE Learn-to-Row […]