On January 5, Carrie Kemmerer, age 29, from Tappan, was arrested on a warrant for Criminal Contempt, a felony. She was put in the Rockland County Jail, and is awaiting a court appearance. On January 9, Curtis Leonard, age 53, of Garnerville, was arrested on a warrant of a felony charge. He was brought to […]
A 2010 Rockland Community College (RCC) alum and current senior at Georgetown University, Mark Svensson, was recently selected from a worldwide pool of applicants by the Clinton Foundation to serve as one of 30 Commitment Mentors to President Clinton’s Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU). His assigned focus area- Human Trafficking. Svensson first became active in […]
Stony Point PBA Schedules Special Blood Drive In February BY GEORGE J. DACRE Robin Friehling, account manager for the New York Blood Center says the O negative (universal donor) supply is very low. Blood drives were conducted Monday, January 23 at Rose Memorial Library, 79 East Main Street, Stony Point from 2 to 8 […]
Supervisor Howard Phillips of the Town of Haverstraw along with Fran Nardi, deputy mayor of the Village of West Haverstraw and George Zayas, fire chief of West Haverstraw, have announced that a relief fund has been established for the families affected by the gas explosion that occurred at the Fair Grounds II housing development in […]
BY DIANE DIMOND The scene: Flashing police lights and officers pull over a suspect van. Two thieves are found inside along with cartons of stolen electronics and computers. The scene: A bare-bones apartment where police respond to a domestic dispute. After calming the situation, they discover a horde of stolen jewelry and expensive Rolex watches. […]
BY ANTHONY MELE The Chinese Year of the Dragon is also an American election year. An ancient Chinese wisdom says: “If we don’t change our direction, we’re likely to end up where we’re headed.” The mythical dragon in Chinese lore can bring good fortune or misfortune. The metaphor is applicable to us as a nation […]