Ranchers standoff takes deadly turn BY RAQUEL OKYAY In an ongoing battle between Oregon patriots defending their property and the federal government protecting its land-grab, police fired the first shots on Tuesday. In a roadblock arrest near the wildlife refuge that is the center of the standoff, a father of 11 children was killed, one […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Once boasting a pink exterior, the five-bedroom house 1 LaVeta Place in Nyack hardly looks haunted. It isn’t, and it is. Wright Bros. Real Estate agent Nancy Blake Weber said its two previous owners — including Indie singer and songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, who sold it for $1.77 million just before Christmas — […]
BY JENNA HUTCHINS Rockland residents interested in applying for civil service exams may soon see an increase in the application fees. Joan Silvestri, the county’s commissioner of Personnel, discussed the prospect of a price hike at the County Legislature’s Budget & Finance meeting, Tuesday night. Prior to 2012, there were no fees for civil service […]
FROM WRCR.COM On Tuesday Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann announced that the town will be conducting a study on the Police Department’s spending and operations. According to officials the town is accepting proposals from outside consultants by February 24, to look into the $50 Police Department million budget, which, according to information compiled by the Journal […]
RCC Sports Hall of Fame to enshrine four new members at Platzl Brauhuas in Pomona A baseball-starring brother tandem, elite soccer player and basketball standout highlight this year’s class of inductees into the Rockland Community College Sports Hall of Fame, announced by the RCC Athletic Department. The ninth annual induction gala is now set for […]
BY ADAM LUCENTE Stony Point—As the Stony Point Town Board convened for its second meeting of 2016 on Tuesday, January 26, the local sewer system was topic du jour. The meeting mainly focused on a report by the head of the town Sewer Department, Karl Kirkpatrick. He explained to the board that the town’s sewage […]