Every year during February Rockland presents the Buffalo Soldiers Award to outstanding African-American veterans who live in the County. A “Buffalo Soldier”is the nickname first given to members of African-American cavalry regiments of the U.S. Army who served in the western United States from 1867 to 1896, noted for their courage and discipline. Last week I had the […]
County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced today that a Rockland County Grand Jury has indicted Ottoniel Gomez-Martinez, 42 of Ramapo, New York, on one count of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child (PL Sec. 130.96), one count of Rape in the First Degree (PL Sec. 130.35(3)), one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (PL […]
Over the past four years, it’s been tough to find a more nauseating storyline to follow than the Kyrie Irving soap opera in Brooklyn. It’s quite astonishing that one of the most talented basketball players in the world could bring nothing but aggravation and bad vibes to an organization. Last week, his latest stunt of a […]
In our past articles, CUPON has focused on the DEC and EPA’s failure to act to protect our environment, specifically our drinking water and wetlands. It seems like these government agencies are allowing developers to continually break the law. Our question is why? Our last few articles have been primarily focused on two areas, although […]
Wayne Ballard, a former employee of the village of Spring Valley accused of deliberately filling false information with the village, was cleared of all charges on Thursday when Judge Kevin Russo dismissed the case against him. Ballard was charged in connection to the 2021 Evergreen Court fire, which destroyed an assisted living facility in Spring […]
On Monday, January 30, 2023 at approximately 3:00pm, the Clarkstown Police Department began an investigation into a report of a student in possession of a firearm inside Nanuet Senior High School. Nanuet HS Staff received an anonymous tip that a student may have a firearm in their possession. The school staff immediately alerted the School Resource Officer (SRO) […]