BY DIANE DIMOND We should all have a profound respect for our jury system. In a justice system that is obviously not perfect, average citizens put their lives on hold to serve as jurors so defendants get a fair shot at impartiality. Jurors act as a counterbalance to attorneys’ legal maneuverings as they apply their […]
DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Luiz Acevedo-Lopez (DOB 08/21/97) of 33 South Main Street, Spring Valley, New York was sentenced to 36 years to life in state prison on his conviction to all six counts of the indictment in the repeated sexual assault and rape of a […]
BY YEHUDA WEISSMANDL When I first joined School Board several years ago, it was not unusual for the District’s proposed budget to be rejected by the taxpayers. Sometimes, the budget was passed in a second vote after some adjustments were made, and other times, it was not passed at all. I was determined to address […]
Rockland County Times Don’t look now, but Always Dreaming could win the 2017 Triple Crown after taking this weekend’s Preakness. The young colt took the Kentucky Derby title two weeks ago in Louisville, ousting out Lookin at Lee and Battle of Midway and now has his sights squarely set on Maryland. The front runner was […]
Critics say area is swampy, overdeveloped and dangerous enough already BY ROBERT KNIGHT PHOTO BY TINA TRASTER CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Hundreds of residents of narrow, winding and hilly Mountainview Avenue in Valley Cottage are joining forces to oppose construction of a new church on their crowded street which already contains two other religious denominations, a large […]
NBC NY PRESS RELEASE Coming together to help local families, replenish non-perishable supplies and recruit new volunteers to sustain important anti-hunger efforts, NBC 4 New York/WNBC and Telemundo 47/WNJU will join with Stop & Shop and local food banks to host Feeding Our Families or Alimentando a Nuestras Familias in Spanish, a massive food and […]