PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert on Friday confirmed Rockland’s first case of Zika virus in a local woman. The patient recently traveled to a South American country where Zika virus transmission has been documented. “Zika virus symptoms may include low-grade fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis,” […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE EMPIRE CENTER Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to spend $340 million in budget windfall cash on a temporary state tax rebate of Thruway tolls is “an indefensible gimmick,” E.J. McMahon, president of the Empire Center, testified Feb. 2 at a Joint Legislative Budget Hearing in Albany. “This proposal does not deserve support […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Less than two weeks after the Rockland County Times reported a four month absence of a police chief in Ramapo, Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence and the town board promoted department captains to chief and chief of staff ranks. Brad Weidel, a 36-year police vet, was named police chief and Thomas Cokeley, 40-year police officer, was […]
The Stony Point Seals are preparing for the 17th annual Polar Plunge on Superbowl Sunday, February 7, 2016. The show begins with music and food at 10 a.m. Seals usually begin plunging into the Hudson between 1 and 1:30 p.m. Every year hundreds of the so-called “seals” jump into the icy Hudson in charitable support of […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SVPD Spring Valley PD received a report of a person stabbed at 109 Lake Street in the village on Wednesday afternoon. The report was received at approximately 2:45 p.m. Patrols and detectives responded to the location and found a victim with multiple stab wounds to her body. The victim was a 15-year-old […]
Facilities director recommends replacing school roof BY JANIE ROSMAN Photos provided An East Ramapo School District employee allegedly sought medical attention last Friday after tending to a mold-affected classroom at Ramapo High School, the Rockland County Times learned Friday afternoon via email. “This past week, the condition of the upstairs 200 North hallway was unbearable […]