Spring Valley Democratic Committee Members Betty Carmand and Steven White called a press conference this week to alert the community of “an attempt by the Ramapo Democratic Committee to take over and control the Spring Valley Committee.” Carmand and White said, “Committee members – appointed by the Ramapo Town Chair – illegally called a […]
BY KATHY KAHN Persistent realtors intent on buying into Stony Point have made residents nervous. In response to the many complaints Supervisor Jim Monaghan and the Town Board have received, the board set a public hearing to amend its code to “Prohibit Improper Real Estate Solicitations in the Town of Stony Point.” The town will […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF As has been reported by the Rockland County Times, FIOS, Rockland Voice and finally for the first time this week The Journal News, many corrections officers [COs] who opposed the reelection of Sheriff Louis Falco in 2015, have subsequently found themselves forced out of their jobs. Over a half dozen have been […]
$18 Million Sale of Novartis Stalled Due to Lawsuit The firm wanting to buy the vacant Novartis campus in Suffern for $18 million filed a lawsuit claiming the deal was hindered by the pharmaceutical company’s refusal of aggressive environmental testing. The lawsuit was filed on Feb. 10 in the state Supreme Court in New City […]
NEW CITY, NY – Rockland County Executive Ed Day today recognized five people and two organizations for the contributions made by the local Dominican-American community. He also issued a proclamation celebrating Dominican Independence Day, which will be observed on Monday. “We congratulate you, our Rockland residents of Dominican descent, on the 173rd anniversary of […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY KATHY KAHN Andrew Cuomo came to the Village of West Haverstraw February 23 to meet an overflow crowd of elected officials, members of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Corp. and business leaders at the village’s community center. He outlined a plan to reduce New York’s crushing tax burden, the highest in […]