The Hillburn Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will host a dinner dance on Saturday, April 23, 7-11 p.m. at the Maxwell Fromm American Legion Post on Pavilion Road in Suffern. Proceeds will benefit the Rockland Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Chartered by Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is […]
BY DIANE DIMOND It’s easy to understand the intent behind the current move to reduce prison overcrowding, but are we sure we’re doing it right? In 2010, when President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act to reduce federal prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders he specifically targeted those who had been convicted of crack cocaine […]
March 18, 2016 marks the town’s 225th anniversary PRESS RELEASE Today, Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann announces plans for a year of activities and initiatives for the 225th Anniversary of the Town of Clarkstown. The Town of Clarkstown was established on March 18, 1791 after separating from the Town of Haverstraw. Supervisor Hoehmann created a committee of […]
To the Editor, Rockland County Executive Ed Day’s recent column (“Fighting For East Ramapo,” March 17) tackles the highly charged debate over a state-appointed monitor for East Ramapo. The debate of the plight of the district’s public schools is legitimate and we are sympathetic to the district’s parents and students who have seen a depletion […]
Could there be much more to come? BY CAROL MCILMURRAY ROCKLAND- The Federal Bureau of Investigations came back to Rockland in full force Wednesday. Much-hyped expectations of a roundup of crooked politicians were not met, but only a week and a day after News 12 announced they were tipped by federal sources of looming FBI […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NYACK- Adam Koplowitz, 21, isn’t a fan of local sticker vandal Vinny Raffa, and even got arrested by cops proving it. Koplowitz, a Nyack resident and Rockland Community College student, was arrested in the fall by Orangetown Police for defacing illegally placed Vinny Raffa bill postings on the backside of the former […]