Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) today is calling on newly elected Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to keep his word that he will make ethics reform his top priority. In the wake of former speaker Sheldon Silver’s indictment on federal corruption charges, many, including Gov. Cuomo and Speaker Heastie, called for real ethics reform legislation to be […]
The Town of Haverstraw Police announce the arrest of Wilfredo Franco, 55, of Lincoln Street in the Village of Haverstraw on the following charges, rape in the first degree (two counts) and sexual conduct against a child in the First degree. He is accused of having sex with a child less than 11 years of […]
The celebration of Stony Point’s 150th anniversary is gaining momentum as the town’s Sesquicentennial Committee has adopted an official logo and confirmed at least five events. Among the most exciting events is an appearance by the West Point band, who will perform patriotic songs at North Rockland High School this spring. Stony Point has requested the […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Each day across this country, lives are saved because a dedicated 9-11 operator dispatched emergency personnel to help a panicked person. Every year there are some 240 million urgent calls made to this “one nation, one number” system. The value of the 9-11 organization is beyond question. But how many times have […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Picking up where it left off at the last meeting, the Stony Point Town Board passed three bond resolutions on Tuesday night for a total of about $2 million. The resolutions result in superseding the board’s previous resolution to bond $1.25 million for budgeted capital equipment which covers highway, sewer and golf […]
Unusual measures were taken by DA’s Office to ensure plea deal This past August the Rockland County Times penned an editorial claiming the law appeared to be on Legislator Frank Sparaco’s side regarding a housing arrangement between himself and his cousins, assuming Sparaco was not lying about the nature of the housing agreement. Sparaco had […]