Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler introduced the Fentanyl Kills Act, which adds to the U.S. criminal code that any individual who is found to have trafficked fentanyl shall be deemed to have attempted to perpetrate murder. National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day is on August 21 every year, initially established in 2022 to honor the […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Leahy advise residents that a case of measles has been confirmed in a Rockland County resident after returning home from traveling a week prior, where a potential exposure had occurred. This person visited a healthcare facility on Wednesday, August 20th, and reported a rash […]
On August 20, 2025, the Spring Valley Police Department conducted a proactive vehicle larceny operation in response to a recent uptick in vehicle break-ins affecting village residents. While monitoring the areas of Rose Avenue, Ewing Avenue, Prospect Street, and the Bethune Boulevard corridor, officers observed a male subject matching the description from previous larceny investigations […]
District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on August 25th that Ira Bernstein, 51, of Montebello, New York, has pleaded guilty to Tampering with Physical Evidence in connection with a second plot to murder his wife. In the first plot, in 2016, Bernstein was arrested by the Town of Ramapo Police Department and charged with […]
All in With John Jastremski So I realize that we are at the point in the NFL Training Camp/Preseason period where a whole lot of hope springs eternal for most of the 32 teams across the landscape of the league. I did not necessarily think back in March or April I would find myself having […]
St. Thomas Aquinas College will celebrate the grand opening of the state-of-the-art SKAE Astronomy Center on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, beginning at 5:30 PM in the Romano Student Alumni Center on campus. The evening will include remarks from Peter and Leslie Skae, the benefactors whose vision and generosity made the Astronomy Center possible. Serving as […]