ARAB-AMERICAN MURDERS AND DISMEMBERS TWO EGYPTIANS IN NEW JERSEY

ARAB-AMERICAN MURDERS AND DISMEMBERS TWO EGYPTIANS IN NEW JERSEY

Public speculates possible Muslim on Christian hate crime, while most of the media avoids the story In Jersey City, less than an hour from Rockland County, 28-year-old Yusuf Ibrahim is accused of shooting and killing two men he knew, and then beheading and cutting off their hands before burying them in south Jersey. The two […]

Poem of the Week: BRAMBLES

BY HARRY WAITZMAN The blackberry canes spring up between pebbles and sand along the gravel road leading to Parker Pond. Notice how small the berries are this year. There must have been a shortage of rain in spring. July’s been an oven. I worry about my wife, more bossy and anxious under her hair coloring. […]

Orangetown Seeks Input on Hospital Development; Public Comments Sought on RPC at Tuesday Meeting

BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Town of Orangetown will seek public comment Tuesday on its plans to re-develop the 350-acre former campus of the Rockland Psychiatric Center in Orangeburg. The town purchased the mostly vacated campus of the state psychiatric hospital more than a decade ago, and has been trying to […]

TIMELINES 2/21/13

Pearl River Teen Killed in Car Collision A car collision late in the evening of February 12 claimed the life of Thomas Argenti, 18, a former football and lacrosse player for Pearl River High School and student at Rockland Community College. Argenti, , was killed when his car collided with an SUV near East Kinney and […]

State Legislators Hold Joint Legislative Hearing on Cuomo’s Budget Proposal

State Legislators Hold Joint Legislative Hearing on Cuomo’s Budget Proposal

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Valley Cottage – State legislators representing various districts in Rockland County invited local municipal, business, and nonprofit leaders to the Valley Cottage Library on February 14 for a joint session to discussing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal. State Legislators in attendance included Senator David Carlucci, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Assemblyman James Skoufis, Assemblywoman […]