Racist and anti-semitic graffiti discovered at Hi-Tor State Park

Another instance of racist and anti-semitic graffiti being uncovered in Rockland County occurred this week, as the Palisades Interstate Parks Commission reported swastikas and racist comments painted at Hi Tor State Park in New City following their discovery by a local volunteer. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and other community leaders condemned the hateful graffiti. “We deplore […]

Clarkstown PD charges 33-year-old New City man with three armed robberies, one attempted robbery

Clarkstown PD charges 33-year-old New City man with three armed robberies, one attempted robbery

FROM CPD On Thursday June 8, 2017 The Clarkstown Detective Bureau arrested Luis Baez, 33, of New City, NY at police headquarters, bringing to a close a three month investigation stemming from four separate robbery cases in the New City area. Baez is accused of committing three armed robberies and one attempted robbery of two separate 24-hour gas […]

SUFFERN NATIVE PERFORMS AT KENNEDY CENTER IN WASHINGTON, DC

Laura Stedge, an Ithaca College student from Suffern majoring in Performance/Music Education, performed in a Mother’s Day concert with the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers on the Millennium Stage of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers are a non-profit music group whose sole mission is […]

Longtime Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan to Retire

Longtime Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan to Retire

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE– Longtime Rockland Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan has announced that he will retire at the end of the year, the County Executive’s Office stated in a press release this week. Donnellan has served the county and countless veterans as chief of the Veteran’s Agency for 30 years. He is taking a medical […]

ROCKLAND GOP ENDORSES SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR 2017 ELECTION

ROCKLAND GOP ENDORSES SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR 2017 ELECTION

The Rockland GOP held its annual convention Monday night, announcing nominees for 22 seats up for election this November. County Executive Ed Day gave the keynote address. The convention proceeded without great controversy, not always a guarantee. In countywide races, the GOP nominated Ed Day for a second term as county executive and Michael Koplen […]