On June 25, 2014 Clarkstown Canine Officer Joseph Knarich was recognized as a NYS DCJS certified Maintenance Trainer and Examiner for Patrol Police Dog and Narcotics Detection Police Dog. He completed this certification as a Apprentice Trainer with the City of Yonkers Police Department. He was the assistant trainer for a Basic Police Patrol Dog […]
Recently the long-running family-owned business of Cleats and Sneaks on Rt. 59 in Nanuet announced it will be closing up shop after decades of serving Rockland. Their date with destiny wasn’t helped by the malfeasance of one of their own employees; one Karl Davenport, 26-years-old, of 3 Ward Lane in Hillcrest. Davenport had been stealing […]
BY BARRY WARNER On Monday June 30, 2014 numerous children designed squares of sidewalk with chalk art in front of the library that incorporated the theme ‘fizz, boom, read!’ In addition, there was face-painting applied on children’s arms and faces by volunteer high school students. Independent readers who have finished kindergarten through sixth grade joined […]
Public Service Announcement About American Family Care and AFC/Doctors Express Urgent Care July 4th holiday is a time for celebration, whether it’s a family get together in the backyard or a trip out of town for some R and R. With all the fun going on, we sometimes forget about the dangers July 4th merrymaking […]
Noah Bressner and Matthew Fascaldi of Boy Scouts of America Troop #97 in New City were recognized this week for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, a distinction earned by only 4 percent of all Boy Scouts nationwide. County Executive Day presented Noah and Matthew with Awards of Excellence on behalf of the County during […]
Double-dipping Long Island retirees illegally pocketed $465,647 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice this week announced the guilty plea of retired Suffolk County Police Detective Sergeant Terrance Hoffman for taking $465,647 in illegal pension payments from the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. […]