On June 11th, 2014, at approximately 10:55p.m. the Ramapo Police Department responded to the area of Hickory Road in the Hillcrest area for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival of responding officers, it was determined that an unknown suspect attempted to rob the victim of a cell phone. The suspect threatened force, removed the […]
BY THE SPECTATOR, JOHN MALONEY Well, here we are with another Father’s Day around the corner. I don’t know why it is but Mother’s Day gets more coverage than Father’s Day! Hey if it weren’t for fathers, there wouldn’t be any Mother’s Day! I began to think (and I sometimes do) what famous men and […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF PHOTOS BY PETER BRUNWASSER If you visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burns at 32 Sephar Lane in Chestnut Ridge on any given day chances are you will hear a racket of Biblical proportions. The noise comes from his neighbor Steven Slackman, owner of Steve’s Lawns, a popular Rockland County landscaping […]
How a social media post became a public spat over the deficit premium and the first ideological battle of the Ed Day-era in county government BY MICHAEL RICONDA Questions over an $11 million deficit premium earned from the sale of deficit financing bonds have provoked some contentiousness between County Executive Ed Day (R) and Legislator […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY As my Administration moves toward the second half of 2014, I’m taking a few moments this week to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished during our first six months. My team and I have spent each day focusing on common sense, intelligent solutions to the County’s challenges. Our efforts […]
BY GERRY STRAUS @gerrystrauss For an event that featured some of the biggest names in pro wrestling history, who would have thought that the biggest star in many fan’s eyes was their own football coach? That was indeed the case last Friday night at Spring Valley High School, as Northeast Wrestling presented “Spring Slam,” a […]