Federal judge rules DC ban on gun carry rights unconstitutional

FOX NEWS A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Saturday overturned the city’s total ban on residents being allowed to carry firearms outside their home in a landmark decision for gun-rights activists. Judge Frederick Scullin Jr. wrote in his ruling in Palmer v. District of Columbia that the right to bear arms extends […]

MOODY’S UPGRADES ROCKLAND COUNTY’S GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE PRESS RELEASE Moody’s Investors Service today announced that Rockland County’s general obligation bonds have been upgraded one notch to Baa2 from Baa3. Moody’s has also changed the outlook on the Baa2 rating to “positive” from “stable.” In its rating rationale, Moody’s shared the following: “The upgrade to Baa2 reflects significant improvement in […]

Roadway disruption alert for Stony Point and Town of Haverstraw

Rockland County has issued a roadway disruption alert in the towns of Stony Point and Haverstraw for Tuesday, July 29 due to scheduled resurfacing of Thiells Rd. from Filors Ln. to Central Dr. and Suffern Ln. from Thiells Mt Ivy Rd. to Central Highway. The road resurfacing will begin 7 a.m., weather permitting. Flagmen will be […]

Clarkstown Police: CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY

On July 16, 2014 at approximately 8:53 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department responded to Foot Locker located at the Palisades Mall for a report of shoplifting. Three suspects, Christian Omir, 30, Christopher Rivera, 21, and Caesar Alvarado, 31, all of Newark, NJ, were reportedly observed by loss prevention taking merchandise valued at $1,195. The three […]

Nazi-themed vandalism investigated in Orangetown

BY BILL DEMAREST PEARL RIVER – Orangetown police today are investigating a vandalism incident in which three cars in Pearl River were spray painted with swastikas, racial epithets and profanity, with tires on one of the cars also slashed. The incident, according to police, took place sometime between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, […]

New City man accused of Fairway car robbery

A New City resident was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly broke into parked cars at the Nanuet Fairway and took at least one item of value. Police stated that at around 6 p.m. they received a tip from an Upper Saddle River man, who reported a young man trying to get into parked cars […]