Wanted: A Better Understanding of When and Why Police Use Force

Wanted: A Better Understanding of When and Why Police Use Force

BY DIANE DIMOND It has been more than two years since Ferguson, Missouri, erupted into riots following the deadly police shooting of an unarmed teenager named Michael Brown. It was exactly two years ago this month that Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old playing with a toy gun, was shot dead by a cop in Cleveland, Ohio. […]

Monsey child hit by car is in critical condition

Monsey child hit by car is in critical condition

A 6-year-old child is in critical condition after a taxi hit him in the middle of a road in Monsey, Tuesday evening. The cab, driven by Genus Charles, 71, of Spring Valley, was heading east on Calvert Dr. around 5:22 p.m. on Tuesday when the accident occurred. Young Yosef Klyman of Monsey was left with serious internal injuries […]

Harassment charge against King of Spring Valley dismissed by Zugibe

Oft-maligned Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme, who was once videotaped referring to himself as “King of the Village,” has managed to put one controversy behind him. He was alleged to have shoved Larry Weissman, a village attorney, “at least three times” on September 13 around 12:20 p.m. The alleged incident took place in Village Hall while […]

“The Canterbury Tales” begins run this weekend at North Rockland High School

This weekend North Rockland High School’s Drama Society is will present the comedy “The Canterbury Tales” by Craig Sodaro as an adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem of the same name. “The Canterbury Tales” tells the story of travelers who are halted when a bridge they must cross has broken. While trapped on the other side of the bridge […]

Trump rally in Sloatsburg draws hundreds

A Trump rally in Sloatsburg Sunday drew hundreds of supporters. A party atmosphere filled Rhodes Tavern North on Rt. 17 as the pub/restaurant’s western lot filled with “bikers for Trump” and an overflow of cars caused the nearby municipal lot to fill up  back to the baseball fields. Supporters said the Republican appealed to them for a […]