The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has notified County Sheriff’s Offices that the state prison system will start accepting inmates and parole violators again on Monday, May 5th. Transfers of inmates were halted on February 17th when state correction officers staged a wildcat strike, a work stoppage unapproved by a labor union, […]
If it feels like you have been hearing about the REAL ID for a few decades now, it’s because you have. Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Congress passed the 2005 REAL ID Act to help bolster federal security. In the twenty years since the act passed, Americans have dealt with a push and pull […]
Thomas Robb, 22, of the United Kingdom, has pled guilty to fleeing the scene of an accident, Assault in the Third Degree and Reckless driving following an indictment on March 11, 2025. Robb was sentenced last week after facing damning testimony from the families of those harmed in the incident. At the time of his […]
Rockland County Legislators voted unanimously to back the purchase of a new boat for the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office for use by its patrol and emergency response Marine Unit. Rockland County Legislature Planning & Public Works Chairman Joel Friedman said the new boat is replacing a 26-year old vessel that has been reconditioned two different […]
What ‘s going on in Rockland County from Thursday, May 8th – Wednesday, May 14th Email sierra@rocklandcountytimes.com with events! Orangetown TAPPAN: Tappan Library, Sensory Storytime A sensory-friendly program that engages the whole child through music, movement, and multi-sensory activities in a gentle environment. Designed specially for children with sensitivities to input from sounds, lights and […]
Elizabeth Mitchell, 45, of Nyack, New York, has plead guilty to the entire indictment charging her with aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter in the second degree, vehicular manslaughter in the second degree, assault in the second degree, vehicular assault in the second degree, leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death, leaving the scene of […]