Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced that New Yorkers can, for the first time ever, buy tickets online to attend the Great New York State Fair. The Fair, which is themed “Summer’s Best in Show” and runs from August 21 to September 1, has debuted a new online purchasing page on its website that offers […]
BY BILL DEMAREST SUFFERN – A classic Corvette confiscated by police and used in the D.A.R.E. anti-drug education program continues to prove to be a real winner. Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborne said the hot rod won the “Best Paint Job” at the Suffern Fire Department third annual Car & Truck Show on Sunday. The […]
NYACK – Orangetown police said town officers have arrested five people on drunken driving charges, including two who were involved in an accident. – Alexa Clifford, 20, was stopped by a town officer for an early-morning traffic violation and appeared intoxicated. Police said she failed field sobriety tests and later failed a chemical breath test […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day As most of you know, Rockland County formed a Local Development Corporation (LDC) in 2013 for the purpose of selling Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center. Last week, the LDC board unanimously passed a resolution to enter into a Purchase Sale Agreement, which allows for the eventual transfer […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – As part of the ongoing effort to prepare Suffern for future weather emergencies, representatives with NY Rising’s Community Rising program hosted a public information and input session on July 22, offering many options for the village’s $3 million in grant funds but few which residents say match the urgency of […]
Assembly candidate Rich Cocchiara responds to James Skoufis’ so-called “tuition free” proposal Ask New Yorkers what they regard as the most daunting challenges facing New York and you will invariably hear TAXES and JOBS. Certainly it is a message I hear loud and clear as I campaign for the New York State Assembly. Those living […]