BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY- Rockland County Legislature Aron Wieder called a press conference Thursday to address “The Jew in Rockland,” a Youtube video released on the Internet, days before Easter and Passover weekend. Wieder addressed a crowd of about 13 press members and a few concerned citizens at the County Building to first-off deny […]
Craig P Ferguson, 44, of 88 Benson St. in West Haverstraw was arrested this week and charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal trespass in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, unlawful possession of marijuana and possession of burglary tools in connection with an alleged break-in at a […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Responding to a strong public showing at a previous Legislature meeting, and upon the strenuous efforts of Pearl River Legislator Patrick Moroney, the Planning and Public Works Committee of the County Legislature held a discussion at its March 31 meeting about the proposed expansion plans of Anellotech, Inc. The plans currently call for […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I remain deeply troubled by a video released last week on behalf of a largely-unknown group of desperate provocateurs who call themselves OJPAC. The video titled “The Jew in Rockland” compares a range of issues in Rockland County to conditions faced by Jews the 1930s that led to the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN “If you had the chance to design something for the people around you who you cared deeply about, what would be good enough?” — Prof. Ted Zoli, HNTB National Bridge Chief Engineer Building a bridge “takes a cast of characters — the bridge and people involved: engineers, fabricators, erectors, owners and is […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN The community rallied last week, helping Women DINE for a CAUSE raise more than $2,600 and counting for the Nyack Center. Launched last September from an idea started by Paula Davis and Liz Kallen, Women DINE for a CAUSE meets bi-monthly to raise money for nonprofits that provide services to Rockland County’s […]