County Executive’s Corner “Rebirth and Renewal”

County Executive’s Corner “Rebirth and Renewal”

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day As we look forward to celebrating Easter, Passover and this time of renewal, let’s find strength in our shared resolve and purpose in our common aspirations. This is a time of hope and peace, when our spirits are filled and lifted. It’s a time when we give thanks for our […]

Plant Lilies for a Summer Garden of Elegant and Fragrant Blooms

Plant Lilies for a Summer Garden of Elegant and Fragrant Blooms

By Melinda Myers Lilies add long-lasting color and fragrance to flower gardens and summer bouquets. These stately flowers provide vertical interest and blend nicely with other perennials. And best of all, with very little care, you’ll be enjoying them for years to come. Plant different types of lilies to extend your enjoyment from early summer […]

Patrick’s Day Stripers – Rockland and Westchester County

Patrick’s Day Stripers – Rockland and Westchester County

FROM NYDEC On March 17, ECOs Adam Johnson, Jason Smith, and Lucas Palmateer conducted a plainclothes detail targeting striped bass fishing violations in Rockland County. At Haverstraw Beach State Park, ECOs Smith and Palmateer stopped two men in possession of three striped bass. One man was issued a ticket for taking striped bass out of […]

Congrats to St.Gregory CYO State Champs

Congrats to St.Gregory CYO State Champs

5th Grade Boys INFO: St. Gregory fifth grade boys basketball team beat Sacred Heart of Staten Island 41-36 in the Archdiocesan of New York CYO State Championship at Mt.St.Michael Academy in the Bronx last Saturday, March 17. This was the second consecutive season the team has won the state championship. St.Gregory is based in Garnerville. […]

SPRING VALLEY MAN INDICTED FOR RAPE ON TEEN, ASSAULT ON INFANT

SPRING VALLEY MAN INDICTED FOR RAPE ON TEEN, ASSAULT ON INFANT

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced on March 27, 2018 that Jonathan Fernando Castillo-Armijos, age 21, of 8 Sholom Court in Spring Valley, has been arraigned on an indictment charging him with: Two counts of rape in the first degree, a class “B” Felony Two counts of rape in the third degree, a […]

Arrests from Stony Point Police Department

Arrests from Stony Point Police Department

ASSAULT German Santiago, age 64, residing in Stony Point, NY, was arrested for assault in the third degree on March 18. On this day, Stony Point Police officers responded to Knights Corner for a report of a fight. Upon arrival, officers spoke to the victim who had injuries to his head and mouth as a […]