US Department of Energy Final CHPE Environmental Impact Statement says impact to Stony Point area will be minimal, town officials disagree

BY CHERYL SLAVIN On August 11 the United States Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (DOE)  finally issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE), after four years of investigation and public hearings. Despite strong protest from many Rockland elected officials and residents, particularly those […]

Robin Williams, 63, Leaves Behind Impressive Legacy

BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA On Monday, August 11, the world lost Robin Williams, one of the most versatile actors to ever grace the entertainment industry. His work, spanning nearly four decades, includes both comedic and dramatic performances that covered both movies and television. Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951 to Laurie McLaurin, […]

Prominent Monsey rabbi pleads not guilty to child sexual abuse

MONSEY – A major face in Monsey’s Jewish community pled not guilty on Tuesday to multiple felonies related to alleged sexual abuse of an underage boy. Rabbi Gavin Bodenheimer, 71, was arrested on Monday and now faces charges of criminal sexual abuse and first-degree sexual abuse, all felonies. According to a press release by the […]

Stony Point man arrested for burglarizing apartments

STONY POINT – A Stony Point man was arrested last week in connection to two separate burglaries which took place just moments apart on March 14 of this year. Joshua Meighen, 22, was arrested while being held in the Rockland County Jail for an unrelated burglary in Haverstraw. According to police, Meighen broke into a […]

Cheesecake Queen Lisa Dosch wins again!

Lisa Dosch from Ramsey, NJ once again has proven to be the Cheesecake Queen, bringing home three first place ribbons again at the NJ State Fair 2014. She was also a first place winner in 2012 and 2013 and in total has finished first seven times and second place once. Dosch hand bakes her over […]