Rockland’s plan to raise the smoking age is becoming a reality after County Executive Ed Day returned a piece of legislation unsigned, allowing it to pass. The new law will ban the sale of tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes and rolling papers to anyone under 21-years-old. The Rockland County Health Department is designated to […]
Sarah Wallace and her WNBC I-Team continue to contribute to journalism in Rockland County. Since taking on the Rockland County beat, Wallace has had the scoop on several major news stories, helping to change the course of events to come. Recently, the Spring Valley FD finally received much needed equipment upgrades partly as a result of NBC coverage. Outdated equipment in […]
Submitted by CICEROSE On Monday, April 16 jury selection will start in the U.S. vs Richard Brega trial. The trial itself should start the following day or shortly thereafter. The published list of possible witnesses and or people that will be mentioned in this trial are many. The list includes politicians, BOCES employees, former Brega […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Zuri Washington and a very good cast made “Sister Act” a great evening of entertainment at the fabled dinner theatre in Elmsford. Washington, who played Deloris Van Cartier, a club lounge singer in Reno, Nevada, witnesses the club owner, who’s a mobster, shoot dead his chauffeur who has ratted on him […]
Rockland County is offering free rabies shots (vaccinations) for cats, dogs, and ferrets on Sunday, April 29, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Rockland County Fire Training Center, 35 Firemen’s Memorial Drive in Pomona (in the garage next to the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off site). No appointment is needed. The shots are free, however […]
Your weekly forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz Hello, Rockland County! I hope that you enjoyed the warmth and beautiful weather last weekend! It looks like, though, that winter made a comeback. Let’s now find out to see if winter will give way to spring for good! Friday: Partly cloudy skies with a high near 47° after […]