Grafton Thomas is still deemed mentally unfit to stand trial. On Wednesday January 17, over four years after Green Wood Lake resident attacked the home of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg, Thomas’ trial was again postponed while he continues to receive psychiatric treatment. Rockland County Judge Kevin Russo last week signed an order committing Thomas, who is […]
The man who opened fire on state troopers and was fatally wounded in the exchange on the Thruway near exit 15A in the Hillburn-Sloatsburg area has been identified as Rakim Tillery, a 35-year-old former resident of Albany. State Police confirmed that Tiler was wanted for an attempted homicide in Albany earlier in the day on […]
Good Samaritan Hospital is making some changes. After a year of expansions and new initiatives, Good Samaritan is preparing to enter 2024 better equipped than ever, with upgrades to their facilities combined with brand new services, allowing the hospital to offer a higher level of support for the residents of Rockland County. When speaking with […]
A new activist group gathered in New City on Tuesday to demand the removal of Israeli flags from government buildings. Rockland for Ceasefire, an organization that recently coalesced “to demand an end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza,” originally called for the gathering in response to the arrest of a 15-year-old Palestinian-American boy who removed […]
Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) recently joined his Hudson Valley colleagues Pat Ryan (NY-18) and Marc Molinaro (NY-19) on H.R. 6356, the Hudson River Protection Act. This bi-partisan bill will prevent the construction of additional anchorages north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The legislation became necessary after a recent Coast Guard information bulletin redefined the Port […]
New York state’s Fourth Judicial Department has reinstated a controversial policy that empowers the state government to lawfully order people to involuntarily isolate or quarantine in order to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases. Originally passed in February 2022, the dramatic expansion of the rights and abilities of the State Health Commissioner, collectively referred […]