Plans to build a gasification plant off Holt Drive in Stony Point were pulled by developers last week without reason given, temporarily ending a debate between the towns of Stony Point and Haverstraw. MBC Contractors Inc. proposed the project, which would convert up to 4,000 tons organic biomass into gas for fuel and electricity each […]
A massive swarm of cicada insects are expected to emerge from the ground in parts of eastern US this spring and fill the air with their calls. Magicicada Brood II is set to complete a 17-year cycle and fly at some point in April or May, flooding the sky with cicadas all over the Northeast. […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM LEG. ILAN SCHOENBERGER A resolution sponsored by Rockland County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger will call upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expedite the release of Advisory Base Flood Elevations (ABFEs) for Rockland County that will provide up-to-date information that Rockland property owners and municipalities can utilize to support and formulate reconstruction plans and efforts in light […]
Spring is in the Air and so is America’s Pastime Originally published April 11, 2012; updated each season Rockland County Times Staff Editorial The 2015 baseball season is just getting started and it seems that every year on Opening Day there’s a special feeling in the air. It’s not like any sport or game. There’s […]
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY, CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION & MORE Jackie McCoy, age 24, residing in Spring Valley, NY, was arrested on March 28, 2013 for petit larceny, criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, criminal impersonation in the second degree, assault in the third degree (bench warrant-FOA), criminal contempt in the second degree […]
The Mets revealed this week that Johan Santana is going to miss the 2013 season with shoulder problems. He is contemplating whether to undergo surgery again to attempt to salvage the remainder of his career, or to simply retire. His contract guarantee with the Mets expires at end of this season. Johan Santana pushed […]