A Rockland businessman has been sentenced to jail for a drunken driving crash that left three young women seriously hurt. Matthew Beckerle, 50, of Pearl River, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of vehicular assault in March. He was behind the wheel of a truck from his family’s lumber company at the time of the […]
TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN PRESS RELEASE FORMER NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL DENNIS C. VACCO TO BE APPOINTED HEARING OFFICER IN DISCIPLINARY MATTER OF MICHAEL SULLIVAN NEW CITY- The Town Attorney’s office today announced that the Town Board of Clarkstown will appoint the former New York State Attorney General, Dennis C. Vacco, as the hearing officer in the police […]
Three-term Orangetown Supervisor Andy Stewart (D) has announced that he will not be seeking a fourth term in office in 2017. “I believe six years in office is time enough to serve well and accomplish many goals without becoming politically entrenched, and to leave while I am still very excited about the work I do […]
Contractor of ill repute arrested for alleged rip-off in Stony Point Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe last week announced that Michael Scoca (DOB 01/18/65) of 222 Centre Avenue, Unit 6J, New Rochelle, New York has been charged with one count of grand larceny in the third degree, a class “D” felony. District Attorney Zugibe said, […]
BY VICTORIA TANNER Tensions rose and opinions heard during the Rockland County Legislature’s general body meeting on Tuesday Aug. 2, 2016 over suspended Clarkstown Police Chief Michael Sullivan. Two Ramapo legislators, Ilan Schoenberger and Alden Wolfe, along with Harriet Cornell, proposed legislation in favor of re-instating the police chief. This proposal failed to gain enough […]
Hail Mike Piazza and Hello Jay Bruce BY JOE RINI Cold bats, brittle bodies, and blown saves drove the Mets down the standings and their fans to despair on the recently concluded 3-6 homestand. However, the Mets also kindled embers of hope for the final third of the season by acquiring slugger Jay Bruce at […]