PRESS RELEASE Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein today announced an agreement on legislation to modernize New York’s 80-year-old Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. The agreement allows alcohol to be sold earlier on Sundays, adds commonsense provisions to broaden retail sales […]
Forty-nine people were killed while another 53 were injured in a shooting possibly inspired by the terrorist group ISIS, in an Orlando nightclub this past weekend. This act of violence, targeted directly at the LGBT community, has been described as the largest terrorist attack on American soil since September 11. There were 300 people in […]
U-Haul Company of New York and Vermont, Inc. announced this week that JM&S of NY, Inc. of Garnerville, NY has signed on as a U-Haul dealer. JM&S of NY owner Gevork Boyadzhyan said he is proud to team with U-HAUL to better meet the demands of Rockland County. Hours of operation for U-Haul rentals are […]
BY DIANE DIMOND The state of Georgia wants Robert Stackowitz back. Now, it is up to the governor of Connecticut whether to extradite the 71-year-old convicted felon so he can serve the remainder of a 17-year prison sentence. Fifty years ago Stackowitz was a brash 21-year-old who, along with two buddies, committed a robbery by […]
The Rockland Sons of Italy Lodge 2176 awards scholarships at the end of each school year to students in Rockland County who have excelled in a particular area and demonstrate a strong ability to continue on to a successful college career. On May 18 they presented the following awards: Charter Member Award for Academic […]
The Clarkstown Police Department, New City Fire Dept., New City Volunteer Ambulance Corp., Stat Flight and Higgins Funeral Home in cooperation with the Clarkstown North HS Administration, staged a simulated DWI/Texting While Driving accident for the 2016 graduating class of seniors at Clarkstown North High School. Students participated in the simulation acting as the occupants […]
