Hoping for a Jury Trial: Lawsuit against East Ramapo School District continues

BY JANIE ROSMAN A multitude of allegations against the East Ramapo Central School District are detailed in a lawsuit — Montesa v. Schwartz, 12-cv-06057, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan) — filed on behalf of parents, students and taxpayers by public interest law firm Advocates for Justice on August 8, 2012. Grievances […]

STONY POINT AMBULANCE RECEIVES DONATION FROM SPECTRA ENERGY

PRESS RELEASE Marlin Browne (l), local representative from Spectra Energy, presented a $500 donation check to Alan Horowitz (r), board member and director of Special Projects for the Stony Point Ambulance Corps recently. “We are very grateful for the continuing support from Spectra Energy for our ambulance corps. It is important to develop and maintain […]

Day refuses to sign Legislative bills on drones, supposedly toxic toys

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Two laws passed by the County Legislature to regulate drone use and the sale of “toxic toys” last Tuesday have been rejected by County Executive Ed Day, who stated on Thursday that the restrictions were over-broad and unenforceable. The laws were returned “unsigned but not disapproved,” meaning they were […]

Two men hit with drug charges in Pearl River incident

BY BILL DEMAREST PEARL RIVER – A Nanuet man and a Maybrook, N.Y., man were arrested on drug charges early Sunday morning after police stopped their car in Pearl River because it was moving erratically on Townline Road, Orangetown police told the public. Town officers pulled over a car driven by Jason A. Russio, 25, […]

Spring Valley Officer Credited with Saving a Life

A Spring Valley police officer is being credited with saving a life this week. On Sunday morning, July 12, 2015 at 4:35 a.m., the Spring Valley Police Department received a call reporting a vehicle on fire in the parking lot of 50 Commerce Street in the village. The caller reported that the car was parked, […]

Anti-Block Vote webpage provokes backlash with nasty post

Anti-Block Vote webpage provokes backlash with nasty post

While Rockland County employee James Foley has attracted over 10,000 followers to his Block the Block Vote Facebook page that urges Rockland and Orange residents to organize against the influence of religious Jewish communities in the area, this week he overplayed his hand and earned sour remarks from Rocklanders. Foley took issue with the fact […]

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