CLARKSTOWN: Hit and Run Car Accident Arrest

CLARKSTOWN: Hit and Run Car Accident Arrest

From Clarkstown PD  At approximately 7:45 am the Clarkstown Police Department received a call from an Orangetown Police Officer that a hit and run car accident occurred at the gas station on the corner Waldron Ave and Rt. 59 in Central Nyack. The Orangetown Officer stated that a maroon pickup truck, occupied by 2 male […]

Volunteer of The Week: Sara Annunziato, Water Assessment of Local Streams for The Rockland County Department of Environmental Conservation

Volunteer of The Week: Sara Annunziato, Water Assessment of Local Streams for The Rockland County Department of Environmental Conservation

  By Barry Warner Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators (WAVE) is citizen-based water quality assessment developed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. The purpose of WAVE is to enable citizen-scientists to collect biological data for assessment of water quality of wadeable streams in New York State. “Sara is a dedicated volunteer and actively aware […]

Statements from County Executive Day and County Attorney Thomas Humbach Regarding Denial of Appeal by Appellate Division

Statements from County Executive Day and County Attorney Thomas Humbach Regarding Denial of Appeal by Appellate Division

“While we are disappointed with the ruling of the Appeals Court we have already rescinded (as of 4/16, see attached) the “Measles Outbreak Emergency Directive,” which banned all unvaccinated minors from public places and have pivoted to implementing new strategies and Commissioner’s Orders to address the measles outbreak in Rockland (see press release: https://bit.ly/2UtdLra). We […]

Spring Valley sued for misuse of eminent domain; hit for $700K in damages

Spring Valley sued for misuse of eminent domain; hit for $700K in damages

By Joel Grossbarth The hits just keep on coming against the Village of Spring Valley. An appeals court in Brooklyn has ordered the Village of Spring Valley to pay a total of $702,505 based upon condemnation of property interests owned by Little Angel Day Care Center, Inc. When the Village decided to condemn the property […]

‘Cabaret’ To Take Stage at RCC Tony Award-winning musical to be presented April 25-28 in Cultural Arts Theater

‘Cabaret’ To Take Stage at RCC Tony Award-winning musical to be presented April 25-28 in Cultural Arts Theater

Rockland Community College presents the Tony Award-winning musical “Cabaret” April 25-28 at the Cultural Arts Theater on campus. The first three performances on April 25, 26 and 27 are at 8 pm, while the April 28 Sunday matinee is at 2 pm. Admission is $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors (age 60+). […]

Carlucci’s Column: Protecting the Next Generation From Tobacco Products

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in this country, despite us knowing it can give you cancer, diabetes, pulmonary and heart diseases. Each year, cigarette smoking kills more than 480,000 Americans, and more than 41,000 of these deaths are from exposure to second hand smoke. Worse, we see e-cigarettes and vaping products, which […]