On Wednesday, August 20, Pearl River Public Library administrators and trustees were joined by local dignitaries to officially kick off major renovations to the library building. The celebration marked an important milestone in the $20 million Library Renewal Project, funded through a $14.3 million bond referendum approved by local voters in May 2023, along with […]
Share your story with the Rockland Deafness Task Force During Deaf Awareness Month in September and to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2025, the Rockland Deafness Task Force will hold a special meeting on Thursday, September 4 @4pm at the Greater Mental Health of New York; 140 Route […]
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 […]