Murder suspect fatally shot in Hillburn

Murder suspect fatally shot in Hillburn

A shooting in Ramapo has left one state trooper injured and a homicide suspect dead after a car stop erupted into a shoot out.  During the afternoon of January 3, State Troopers stationed near Exit 15B on the New York State Thruway stopped a vehicle that was the subject of a ‘Be On the Lookout’ […]

89-year-old Tappan Man Honors Late Wife With Christmas Display

  While most people spend August enjoying the dog days of summer, 89-year-old Tappan resident Vincent “Vinnie” Barrasi—commonly referred to as “Grandpa Vinnie” by neighborhood locals—is already hard at work preparing for his favorite season: Christmas. For the past decade, the retired Bronx bus driver has spent August through October putting up an extravagant light […]

Skoufis Champions new standard for Village Incorporation in New York State

Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) announced that his bill (S.7538) to overhaul New York’s antiquated village incorporation laws was signed by the Governor, enacting critical updates to the 1800s-era statutes, protecting local and county taxpayers from reckless development, and defeating the proposed Hasidic Village of Seven Springs. When an annexation of land from the Town […]

County Slams Gov. Hochul For Signing Election Bill Into Law Without Public Input NYS Bills S3505B & A4282B

County Executive Ed Day & County Attorney Thomas Humbach are outraged that Governor Kathy Hochul has signed Election Bill S3505B/A4282B into law without any input from the public. The new law forces local elections to occur only in even years, which will result in local races being overshadowed by State and Federal elections. “This is […]