Vanderhoef Administration Says Pursuit of MTA Withdrawal is Likely

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At a meeting of the Rockland County Legislature’s Economic Development Committee on Wednesday, Rockland Commissioner of Planning and Public Transportation Thomas B. Vanderbeek said a study by Cambridge Systematics on the MTA Value Gap in Rockland County, shows that the county should seek to cooperate with neighboring Orange County in withdrawing from […]

PROMINENT FIGURES TO ADDRESS MAHWAH TEA PARTY NEXT WEEK

Patriots from the Mahwah Tea Party have invited a pair of nationally known speakers to their Tues; March 6, 7 p.m. meeting at the Ramapo Reform Church, 100 Island Rd, Mahwah, NJ. Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, New Jersey, two-time N.J. gubernatorial candidate and director of the New Jersey chapter of Americans for Prosperity, […]

Vanderhoef Administration Says Pursuit of MTA Withdrawal is Likely

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF   At a meeting of the Rockland County Legislature’s Economic Development Committee on Wednesday, Rockland Commissioner of Planning and Public Transportation Thomas B. Vanderbeek said a study by Cambridge Systematics on the MTA Value Gap in Rockland County, shows that the county should seek to cooperate with neighboring Orange County in withdrawing […]

Timelines — 3/1

Hundreds mourn the death of Sparkill teen This week, hundreds of people gathered at Nyackโ€™s Grace Episcopal Church for the funeral service of Quincy Hedges, of Sparkill, who was killed in a car accident upstate on February 18. Because the church was so packed, nearly 100 people had to stand outside to listen to the […]

Crime Reports — 3/1

ย DA REPORT: Jacques Menos, age 54, residing at 83 Camp Hill Road, Pomona, NY, was indicted on February 17, 2012 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crime of Rape in the 2nd Degree. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that on or about January 22, 2010, the defendant who was known to the […]

LOWDOWN ON FEBRUARY 14 STONY POINT BOARD MEETING

BY MICHAEL CAHILL The Stony Point Town Board held a dual session public hearing and regular meeting at the RHO Community Center Building on Tuesday evening. The public hearing portion concerned the approval of a special permit for the cell phone tower at Stony Ridge Plaza operated by T-Mobile Northeast LLC. A special permit is […]