Crime Report 1/27/16

CLARKSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT: ASSAULT, MENACING, CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON & HARASSMENT On January 21, 2016 at approximately 8 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department responded to 100 Smith Rd. in Nanuet for a report of a man with a possible pellet gun having a dispute with a female. Responding patrol officers observed a man in the hallway […]

The Supreme Court Decision That Could Change the Presidency

BY DIANE DIMOND It will be a monumental decision either way: one that has the potential to shape national politics and public policy for decades to come. And don’t be fooled into thinking it’s just about U.S. immigration policy. It is much bigger than that. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether it […]

PANIC OF 2016

  BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The topsy turvy stock market has a lot of folks wondering: Will 2016 be an economic repeat of 2008? Not quite. Trends Research Institute CEO Gerald Celente, one of the few forecasts to accurately predict the havoc of 2008, says it will be even worse. “This year will have a new […]

Town of Ramapo has no Police Chief

BY CAROL MCILMURRAY RAMAPO- Since Chief Peter Brower retired on Sept 28, 2015, Ramapo Town Board has not appointed a new or acting police chief. According to Capt. Thomas Cokeley, “There is no acting chief, no appointed chief and no interim chief at the moment…There is no one here in the Town of Ramapo holding […]

ROCKLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE PASSES AGENDA, AWARDS CONTRACTS AND GRANTS

BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Rockland County Legislature held their first full meeting of the year on Tuesday. During the meeting the legislative body tabled a vote on a new proposed law called, “The Co-op Fair Treatment Law” until February. Three members of the Hudson Gateway Realtors Association (HGRA) spoke in favor of the proposed law during […]

What’s Happening

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Classic harmony driven rock band Firefall will be at Newtown, New Jersey Theatre Saturday, March 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday at 973-383-3700. Arlo Guthrie, Saturday, May 7. Nyack Village Theatre will be presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents One Act plays opening Friday, January 22. Special Valentine’s Day matinee […]