A report on fiscally stressed municipalities issued this week from the NY State Comptroller’s Office rated Rockland County at the same “65.8 percent” budget stress level for Budget Year 2015 as Budget Year 2014. This keeps Rockland on the list of counties facing “significant” fiscal stress. Rockland County Executive Ed Day said there’s some good news not […]
OPEN LETTER FROM RAMAPO COUNCIL CANDIDATE BILL WEBER I, William J Weber, Jr, formally announce my candidacy for Ramapo Town Council to be held on the next General Election, November 8th, 2016. This election is to fill the Ramapo Town Council vacancy for an unexpired 3-year term. The position was formally held by Samuel Tress, who recently […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Here we go again. We’ve just endured more terror attacks on American soil by radicalized Muslim young men. Their faith is not mentioned here to condemn the Muslim religion. It is a common denominator that should not be left unspoken for fear of finger wagging by the stewards of political correctness. In […]
A domestic dispute that began with an angry wife confronting her husband over “disturbing photographs” has concluded with the conviction of Nicholas Clark, 33, of Chestnut Ridge on one class “E” felony charge of criminal mischief in the third degree. The state contended that on January 22, 2014, at approximately 12:40 a.m., Clark intentionally damaged his wife’s laptop computer after […]
Ileana Eckert released the following statement on the death of 1990 North Rockland alumnus Michael Fahy, FDNY: “The North Rockland Central School District community offers prayers and our deepest sympathy to the family of New York City Fire Battalion Chief Michael J. Fahy. Michael was a 1990 NRHS graduate and varsity athlete who excelled both in […]
PHOTO BY TOM MCGUIRE The NRSA recently kicked off the 2016 season with a celebration at the Letchworth soccer fields. Fun, food, contests and the Rockland Boulders Boulderbird mascot were all part of the festivities.