Welsh taken in for evading court

Kristen Welsh, a 32, of #52 E. Main St., Stony Point N.Y. was arrested on January 8 for criminal possession of controlled substance in the seventh degree and possession of a hypodermic instrument. The defendant was apprehended after an investigation revealed she never appeared at court after being given the charges in October. Welsh has […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW EAGLE SCOUT

John Margolies is Rockland County’s newest Eagle Scout, a member of the top 4 percent of all Boy Scouts. John Margolies of Troop #78 was feted at an Eagle Court of Honor held at Temple Beth Shalom where his Eagle project was situated. John’s project included restoring the pergola outside of the temple that had […]

LENAPE LAMENTATIONS IN FAVOR OF LEGAL POT

To the Editor, New Jersey’s native people, the Lenape, which were forcibly exiled to bleak reservations in Oklahoma and Kansas, should be invited to return home and start a pot business. Fort Monmouth, a recently closed U.S. Army base in central New Jersey (near NYC) with the infrastructure of a city, would make an ideal […]

The County Executive’s Corner: The Historic Freeze

The County Executive’s Corner: The Historic Freeze

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Just last week, my Deputy Commissioner of Finance did something historic. He successfully submitted Rockland County’s tax freeze certification to the New York State Comptroller’s Office. This paperwork proves that the county meets the necessary criteria for Governor Cuomo’s property tax credit rebate program and ensures that STAR eligible […]

Attempted Armed Robbery at Valley Cottage Gas Station

CPD PRESS RELEASE On January 10, 2014 at 7:55 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the Oasis Gas Station located at 221 Route 303, Valley Cottage for a possible armed robbery. The responding patrol units interviewed the employee. The employee, male, 56, of Congers, stated that while sitting inside the business, two suspects entered […]

$197.4 MILLION MEGA MILLIONS CHECK TO SULLIVAN COUNTY MAN

Mega Jackpot is largest ever claimed in New York Lottery history  The New York Lottery’s Yolanda Vega this week presented a Mega-sized ceremonial prize check to Harold Diamond, 80, of Wurtsboro, Sullivan County. The retired Elementary School Principal was the sole winner of a $326 million Mega Millions jackpot drawn on November 4, 2014. Vega […]