PISTOL PERMITS UP OVER 200 PERCENT IN ROCKLAND

Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato (above) told the Rockland County Times that since the Journal News published their now infamous interactive gun map two weeks ago, pistol permit applications have more than tripled in his office. He said about 50 persons have applied in the last two weeks. Normally in that span he might receive […]

Sparaco Pulls Rabbit Out of Hat

Legislator pulls together unlikely coalition to condemn Journal News gun map BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Journal News editorial board and publisher Janet Hasson were condemned Friday, January 4 by law enforcement, a bipartisan group of legislators, County Clerk Paul Piperato and the five major political parties of Rockland County, for their publication of an interactive […]

Gator Says ALDI Supermarket Coming to Stony Point

Since February 2008 Stony Pointers have had to put up with a huge vacancy near the heart of their town. The formerly bustling Stony Point Center strip mall at 156-168 S. Liberty Dr. that was the home of Stop and Shop supermarket and several other stores has been mostly empty since Stop and Shop moved to […]

Rockland County Legislature Re-Appoints Harriet Cornell as Chairwoman

BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature convened for an organizational meeting on January 3, 2013, during which it re-elected Legislator Harriet Cornell as its chairwoman and selected other individuals for various positions within and connected to the legislature. Cornell, who represents District 10 in Rockland, was sworn in to continue the position she held […]

FAIL of the Day—-Twenty-five Percent of the Journal News’ Rockland County Gun-Map not Accurate

  REPORT BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The intentions of the Journal News’ editorial board in publishing a highly controversial “interactive gun map” are further occluded by an inconvenient fact. According to Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato, in Rockland County a large number of the names and addresses on the map are not even correct. Piperato said, […]