HOMELESS MAN INDICTED IN CHRISTMAS EVE ABDUCTION, RAPE AND MURDER OF SPRING VALLEY WOMAN

Defendant faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted  FROM THE DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that a six-count indictment has been handed up against Juan Perez-Coira (DOB 09/07/70) no known address, of Spring Valley, New York charging him with: – Three counts of Murder in the Second […]

Stephanie’s Adventures in Singledom: A Time to Reflect and Advise

BY STEPHANIE DOLCE Each year we learn something new about ourselves, the people around us, and go through some type of struggle. There are happy moments, sad moments, and it’s great to sit at the end of the year and focus on lessons learned, but yet, focus on what you want the new year to […]

DA REPORT 12/30/13

BURGLARY James Anis, age 25, residing at 20 Sharp Street, Haverstraw, NY, was sentenced December 4, 2013, before New York State Supreme Court Justice William A. Kelly to a state prison term of five years and three years post release supervision after pleading guilty to burglary in the first degree. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe […]

$30K Raised to Help State Trooper Striken by Cancer

$30K Raised to Help State Trooper Striken by Cancer

Rockland Resident, Marine Corps veteran served in Iraq, Afghanistan BY BILL DEMAREST HAVERSTRAW – A holiday season fundraiser has collected $30,000 to help a New York State trooper and Marine Corps veteran who is now fighting a battle against cancer. Trooper Timothy Noller of State Police Troop F’s Haverstraw barracks and a Rockland County resident […]

County officials dedicate newly-built Emergency Dispatch Center

County officials dedicate newly-built Emergency Dispatch Center

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Pomona – Leaders with Rockland County’s law enforcement and emergency services joined public officials and others on December 20 to dedicate the county’s new emergency dispatch 911 center, a complex designed to centralize and enhance communications for first responders. The $7.9 million center-which is part of a $30 million radio system-covers 9,000 […]

Following the Money Trail: Who Profits From the Implementation of Common Core State Standards?

Following the Money Trail: Who Profits From the Implementation of Common Core State Standards?

Part 2 of a 4 Part Series BY CHERYL SLAVIN One of the most vociferous objections to the Common Core State Standards to date has been the perception of Common Core implementation as a “top-down,” thinly veiled attempt by the federal government to control nationwide educational policy. Less obvious, but perhaps ultimately more substantial, lurks […]