County Executive’s Corner: “Service and Support”

County Executive’s Corner: “Service and Support”

By County Executive Ed Day November is the month when Americans gather with family and friends, share a traditional Thanksgiving meal and express gratitude for the good things in their lives. It is also a time when we reflect on our blessings and help to raise awareness about those who may not be as fortunate. […]

“The Irishman” comes to Suffern

“The Irishman” comes to Suffern

BY KATHY KAHN  Rockland residents were treated to a special showing of “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese’s newest film detailing the life and times of International Teamsters’ union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who went missing in 1975. (His remains have never been found, and he was officially declared dead in 1982.) Part of the film takes place […]

The Ageless Al Magnatta – Legend of Rockland County Firefighting 

The Ageless Al Magnatta – Legend of Rockland County Firefighting 

BY SCOTT WATERS When a Congers house fire was called in to dispatchers last week, Deputy Coordinator Al Magnatta, 44-2, headed to the Alert Hook, Ladder & Engine Company #1, Congers FD Station, put on his gear, boarded one of the company’s fire trucks and operated on the scene of the blaze. It is a […]

Local Officials to Call for Statewide Moratorium on Criminal Justice Laws Set to Take Effect January 1, 2020

Local Officials to Call for Statewide Moratorium on Criminal Justice Laws Set to Take Effect January 1, 2020

In numerous locations across the state tomorrow, including Rockland County, prosecutors, sheriffs, police chiefs, police unions and elected officials will join together to urge state lawmakers to authorize a moratorium on changes to criminal justice laws set to take effect January 1, 2020. Officials are asking state lawmakers to carefully examine the full impacts of […]

Timelines – November 21, 2019

Timelines – November 21, 2019

School Threat Wednesday night at approximately 11 p.m. the Clarkstown PD received a report of a possible threat phoned in to a crisis hotline from a male claiming to be a student at Felix Festa Middle School in West Nyack. The name and all of the information provided by the unidentified male does not match […]

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