Ulster County mother indicted in bathtub drowning of infant daughter

KINGSTON – An Ulster County grand jury indicted a Marlboro woman in connection with the drowning death of her 10-month-old daughter in her bathtub. Kayla Pagan, 26, faces a charge of felony criminally negligent homicide and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child. According to the State Police investigation, the drowning occurred in the evening […]

Lalor Calls on Arlington Fire Board to Bring Back American Flags

PRESS RELEASE Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – East Fishkill) is calling on the Arlington Fire District Board of Commissioners to rescind their order to remove American flags flying from the back of the district’s fire trucks. “When I was on the front lines in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the first time […]

In Form: Contemporary Sculptural Ceramics

BY BARBARA GALAZZO Rockland Center for the Arts [RoCA] looks at its legacy of the past with Henry Varnum Poor who was a huge part of the RoCA in its formative years. Poor was a leader in the Contemporary world of ceramics after World War II when experimentation and self expression were groundbreaking in ceramics. […]

BENIM ACADEMY DAYCARE IN NEW CITY IS NOT A YESHIVA

BENIM ACADEMY DAYCARE IN NEW CITY IS NOT A YESHIVA

BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Lana Benim, Pys.D is bringing an educational-based daycare to New City’s former St. Augustine school building and it has brought the attention of parish members and townspeople who are concerned the former catholic school will be turned into a Yeshiva or a private school seeking taxpayer money. The town of Clarkstown is […]

RIP TIMONEY

RIP TIMONEY

The members of the Ramapo Police Department lost a member of their extended family this week: Chief John Timoney. Chief Timoney was a former Town of Ramapo resident who served in the NYPD as the first deputy commissioner and eventually moved on to become commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department.  After that he served as […]

VOICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY: Getting The Best Deal For Taxpayers

VOICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY: Getting The Best Deal For Taxpayers

  BY LEGISLATOR ALDEN H. WOLFE (D- Montebello) Chairman Rockland County Legislature I was very proud to work with my colleagues in the Legislature to develop a real, comprehensive plan to find the best deal for taxpayers on the Sain Building- and one that meets all legal requirements. After being presented with a single offer […]