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 […]
Hundreds mourn the death of Sparkill teen This week, hundreds of people gathered at Nyack’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Many owners of vacant homes in Monsey take arson lightly. Longtime volunteer firefighter and 2011 candidate for County Legislature Hank Stewart explains the phenomena of “Monsey lighting” BY HANK STEWART “Monsey lightning” has struck again. This time at 178 Maple Avenue, on the morning of February 10, where a vacant house that was slated […]
UNION Restaurant and Bar Latino has announced the date of their 4th annual “We Care” event, Monday, February 27 through Wednesday, February 29, 2012. In 2009, Chef Jose David Martinez & Mr. Paulo Feteira launched their We Care foundation as a way of giving back and saying ‘thank you’ to the community. “So many of […]