BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Over the past few years, building projects across municipal borders have frustrated Clarkstown residents and leadership, who wish to gather information and submit commentary but often face bureaucratic hurdles. Owing to these difficulties, Clarkstown officials announced on Wednesday that they were working with state legislators to change municipal law […]
The normally neighborly political scene of the Village of Pomona this year has taken on the flavor of politics seen in some of the contentious town elections in Rockland County. Accusations and counter-accusations are rife and the village has dealt with a rash of resignations of officers who blame incumbent Mayor Brett Yagel for pushing […]
The woman responsible for the publication of a controversial map of all gun permit holders in Rockland and Westchester counties resigned from the Journal News the last week of February, effective March 6. The publication of the map created a national sensation in late 2012 and early 2013, mostly in opposition to the Journal News’ […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN A recent outbreak of measles that started in California has placed a spotlight on parents who choose not to vaccinate their children against a host of infectious diseases ranging from measles to hepatitis B. Although there does not appear to be any cases of the disease currently in Rockland County, there is […]
BY DOUGLAS J. GLADSTONE United States Representative Nita Lowey can help the late Luigi Del Bianco. Lowey, who has been a member of the House of Representatives for the last 26 years, represents New York’s 17th Congressional District, which not only includes much of Rockland County, but the village of Port Chester, in Westchester County, as […]
What is it? Located on the campus of Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, the 3,000-square foot Special Victims Center provides care and support to crime victims with special needs, including children, the elderly, victims of domestic violence, sex crimes and human trafficking. By partnering prosecutors, law enforcement, advocacy, medical and mental health and social service […]