BY MICHAEL RICONDA MONSEY – A 99-year-old Rockland County veteran waited 68 years for a medal due to him for his service in World War II. On September 2, the medal finally reached the deserving vet. Joined by his daughter Karen Schulman and grandson Brad, the Bayone, New Jersey native Abe Pechansky had the Good […]
Employees at CVS helped break up a “Green Dot” money scam last Friday, Clarkstown Police (CPD) reports. CPD says that on August 29 a 57-year-old female from Valley Cottage almost got scammed for more than $2,500 in cash, after the victim received a phone message from someone who identified themselves as an agent with the […]
A groundbreaking ceremony for the future home of the Town of Haverstraw 25 acre recreational fields at the former Helen Hayes property will be held today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. Those planning to join Supervisor Howard Phillips and the Haverstraw Town Board at the groundbreaking include representatives from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Office, Senator William Larkin, […]
Primary season winds down This year’s political primary season is coming to a head next Tuesday, September 9 and features some intriguing and unlikely races. The most interesting, at least for those who follow inside politics, is the GOP Committee race in the Town of Clarkstown. Legislator Frank Sparaco and County Executive Ed Day are unofficially […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — More than a dozen boys remained at large Tuesday after escaping from a detention center on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services said. READ MORE: On the run in Tennessee
PRESS RELEASE FROM COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. Rockland County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert is alerting residents that an Air Quality Health Advisory for the Metropolitan New York City region, including Rockland County, has been issued for today, Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Air Quality Health Advisories are issued by the New York State […]