WHAT’S HAPPENING 3/8/18

WHAT’S HAPPENING 3/8/18

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Some tickets still available for Irish melodies with Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway, Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. at First Reformed Church in Nyack, presented by ArtsRock. Visit artsrock.org for more info. “Stick Fly,” opening this week at Elmwood Playhouse, Nyack through April 7. Written by Lydia R. […]

A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT: Pearl River woman comes out guns a’ blazing against Champlain Power Express

A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT: Pearl River woman comes out guns a’ blazing against Champlain Power Express

To the Editor, The Champlain Hudson Power Express (abbreviated CHPE, pronounced “chippy”), is a 333-mile, 1000-Megawatt transmission facility to be built by Transmission Development Inc. (TDI). This proposed transmission facility would bring 1000 megawatts of electricity generated from Canadian mega-dams to Queens, NY, where it would power about 1 million homes. The project is touted […]

WEATHER THIS WEEK: March 9 – 15

WEATHER THIS WEEK: March 9 – 15

Your weekly forecast by Zachary Jacomowitz Hello Rockland County! It has been a wintry week with two systems during the past seven days. I hope everyone is recovering easily. Anyway, let’s get to the forecast to see if any more wintry weather is in the near future! Friday: Mostly cloudy skies with a few flurries […]

Early Monday morning assault arrest in Stony Point

Early Monday morning assault arrest in Stony Point

REPORT FROM STONY POINT PD Winfil Germosen, 28, of Tomkins Cove was arrested 2:57 a.m., Monday, March 5 on charges of assault in the third degree, disorderly conduct and harassment in the second degree. Stony Point PD reports that a town police officer was on stationary patrol on Route 9W in Stony Point when he observed the defendant arguing with a […]

Too Early for Stripers – Rockland County

Too Early for Stripers – Rockland County

DEC PRESS ALERT On Feb. 21, ECOs Corey Hornicek and Jon Walraven were on patrol in Rockland County when they observed two men accompanied by several young children fishing on a pier notorious for fish poaching. Almost immediately, the ECOs noticed a stringer hanging over the side of the pier. As the ECOs approached the […]