On August 11, 2020, the Honorable Larry Schwartz, J.C.C., arraigned Rockland County Correction Officer Christopher Taggart, 39, of New City, NY, on a twenty-three count indictment charging two counts of promoting prison contraband in the first degree, a class D Felony, and twenty-one counts of official misconduct, each a class A Misdemeanor. At the arraignment, […]
Orange & Rockland (O&R) plans to begin work Monday (Aug, 17) on a $2.5 million storm-hardening project designed to improve service resiliency and minimize storm-related service interruptions by burying the overhead electric lines that run along the causeway that crosses Lake DeForest between Congers and New City in Clarkstown. This project calls for undergrounding existing […]
NEW CITY – A Rockland County grand jury has indicted a man accused of gunning down a man on a Nyack street on the late morning of May 22. Jason Jabouin allegedly shot Ryan Franklin before fleeing to Maryland, where he was apprehended and returned to New York. Jabouin has been charged with murder, armed […]
This week, Senator David Carlucci’s and Assemblyman Walter Mosley’s legislation (S.4336/A.6163), requiring all passengers buckle up in the back seat was signed into law by Governor Cuomo. Previously, only minors under 16 had to buckle up in the back seat or a driver could face a $50 fine upon first violation. Now, adult passengers can […]
The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) released its fourth in a series of Coronavirus Economic Impact reports designed to highlight the impact the pandemic is having on business activity and county revenues. The report comes a day after the State Division of Budget released its First Quarter Financial Plan Update that estimates State coffers are facing a current […]
SPRING VALLEY, NY – Last Thursday, the Spring Valley Police Department announced the passing of Retired Detective George Gibson at the age of 90. Detective Gibson started his career in 1964 as a Spring Valley Police Officer. In 1968, he became the first African American Police officer in Rockland County to be promoted to Detective. […]