Ramapo Redistricting Lawsuit

BY MICHAEL CAHILL Residents in the Town of Ramapo brought a lawsuit against the State of New York last week alleging that new redistricting in the town is religiously biased and violates the state constitution. The main argument of the lawsuit cities article III, section 5 of the Constitution of New York State which reads, […]

Tappan Green Upgrade Outlined Projected Cost Less than Half of Estimate

BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES A project to improve the historic 350-year-old Tappan Green that was estimated to cost nearly $1 million is now well under way, and is expected to be finished by this summer at a total cost of only about half that amount. A synopsis of the project was […]

CARVIN ACCEPTS UNANIMOUS NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS

The Westchester and Rockland Republican Committees unanimously nominated Rye Town Supervisor and businessman Joe Carvin as their candidate in the 17th congressional district at the convention held last night. Mr. Carvin will face 24-year career politician Nita Lowey in the newly-drawn district that encompasses parts of Westchester and all of Rockland County. “I’m deeply honored […]

MAX TASSY TO FIGHT At 85TH ANNUAL DAILY NEWS GOLDEN GLOVES FINALS

Rockland’s top boxing talent Max Tassy will be returning to Madison Square Garden to fight in the finals of the 201 pound weight class at the 85th Annual Daily News Golden Gloves competition on Friday, March 30.   201-pound open Max Tassy, 22 year-old southpaw from Nyack, 2011 champ in 201-pound novice class Redemption Boxing Club […]

New Officer Named, Intelligence and Narcotics Task Force Discussed, Receiver of Taxes Appointed

BY MICHAEL CAHILL Busy Stony Point Board Meeting on Tuesday CORRECTION: The originally published version of this article inaccurately stated that Councilman Javenes voted against the resolution to bring back Stony Point’s officer from the Joint Task Force. Javenes voted with the rest of the board in a unanimous approval of the resolution.  The Stony Point Town […]

Social Media Apps Make it Easy for Big Brother to Spy on Citizens

BY MICHAEL CAHILL CIA admits new technologies are aiding its efforts At a press conference earlier this month General David Petraeus, director of the CIA, said that the CIA is now employing sophisticated new spying techniques. These techniques could allow them to spy on you by hacking into your apps, your Netflix account or simply […]