STORY AND PHOTO BY JANIE ROSMAN Intent on helping South Nyack handle the increased vehicular traffic once the bike/walking path opens, Nyack offered its parking facilities. After village residents objected to plans presented by the state and South Nyack village officials last year, Nyack Mayor Jen Laird White said, “We immediately reached out to both […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Clarkstown’s Town Board came out in favor of proposed oversight for the East Ramapo School District, voting last Tuesday to officially endorse two legislative bills which aim to straighten out the district with the help of a state-appointed fiscal monitor. The Clarkstown Town Board voted overwhelmingly in favor of […]
County launches new mental health crisis team Rockland County took new steps to address the medical needs of residents last week with the introduction of a new service designed specifically for mental health emergencies. The County’s Behavioral Health Response Team is comprised of units which include a behavioral health clinician and an EMS technician or […]
OPD apprehend ID Theft suspect OPD arrested and charged Joel Rabinowitz, 31, of Congers on a felony charge of Identity Theft 2nd Degree on March 23, 2015. Mr. Rabinowitz was accused of opening a credit card in the name of a woman residing Blauvelt and then charging more than $500.00 to said card. Mr. Rabinowitz has appeared in […]
A photo of a family standing around and their child sitting on the 9/11 Memorial in Haverstraw Bay Park roiled ethnic tensions in Rockland County this week and gained the attention of Rockland County Executive Ed Day as well as a controversial Hasidic Jewish organization that recently put out an even more controversial video “The […]
To the Editor, I know I’m not the only one getting concerned about the unending pleas for money from national veterans organizations. Every night on TV they parade war veterans with missing limbs to a background of weeping parents and spouses. Further, have you noticed that there has been a shift from physical war injuries to PTSD […]