Pot House Suspects Arrested FROM CPD The Clarkstown Police Department have arrested the man they suspect of running a major marijuana grow house in Valley Cottage. On September 29, 2015 at approximately 5 a.m. the Clarkstown Police Department, with the assistance of the New York State Police, executed a search warrant at 8 Thomas Court […]
PRESS RELEASE Senator David Carlucci joined New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, former Vice President Al Gore, Columbia University President Lee Bollinger and fellow legislators at Columbia University on October 8 to announce that New York State will sign on to the Under 2 MOU, an agreement between states, provinces and municipal governments around the […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY STONY POINT- Stony Point Supervisor Geoff Finn and town board members held a press conference on Tuesday Oct. 13 to announce a pending suit and requested court injuction to stop Haverstraw’s Joint Regional Sewerage Boards (JRSB) from terminating its agreement with Stony Point on Dec 31 of this year. The action […]
BY ADAM LUCENTE Reporting from East Jerusalem ‘Intifada’ is an Arabic word meaning ‘uprising.’ It was used to describe events between 1987 and 1993 (the First Intifada) as well as 2000 and 2005 (the Second Intifada). These seminal Palestinian uprisings against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza included suicide bombings, demolitions, targeted […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Among the numerous issues plaguing the East Ramapo school district is the plethora of private religious schools receiving state and federal money that are out of compliance with fire safety code requirements, a fire official told the public this week at the East Ramapo School Board meeting. Spring Valley Fire Department captain […]
The North Rockland Chamber of Commerce will host a Meet the Candidates evening on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the Rockland Community College Haverstraw Extension, from 6 – 8:30 p.m. This year, the Chamber will focus on candidates and incumbents running for the Rockland County Legislature. Confirmed attendees that are running (in alphabetical order) are: Rockland […]