STATE POLICE: Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman believed to be dead after bridge jump

NY State Police informed the public that former Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman is presumed dead in the waters beneath the Bear Mt Bridge. A man driving Friedman’s car was filmed on surveillance jumping from the bridge this morning and Friedman’s whereabouts are unknown, police said. They began a search for Friedman’s body beneath the bridge […]

Gun Show Returns to Westchester County Center

Gun Show Returns to Westchester County Center

The Westchester Collectors have been hosting gun shows on and off since the early 1980s at the Westchester County Center. Ever since the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in 2012, the county stopped scheduling them. Next month, they will host their first one in four years, featuring a 350-table sportsman firearm and knife show and sale […]

Holiday Hardwood Preservation: Tips For Protecting Your Floors

Holiday Hardwood Preservation: Tips For Protecting Your Floors

There’s no doubt about it: harsh, winter weather can take its toll on your home. On average, a homeowner spends between 1-4% on their house’s total value on maintenance and repairs each year, and this number only increases as a house ages. When you live in a location that’s prone to freezing temperatures, snow, and […]

TEENAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN VIOLENT SPRING VALLEY ROBBERY

TEENAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN VIOLENT SPRING VALLEY ROBBERY

DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Jiwan Coleman (DOB 08/03/99) of 31 Seabring Street, Spring Valley, New York pled guilty to: • One count of Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class “B” Felony, in connection with the July 2, 2016 death of Ruben Suchite Torres. District Attorney Zugibe said, […]

Garvey details review of Wisconsin and Michigan recount efforts

Garvey details review of Wisconsin and Michigan recount efforts

Rockland County GOP Chairman Lawrence Garvey, one of the first county chairmen in New York State to formally endorse President-elect Donald Trump this spring, was amongst a coterie of GOP attorneys dispatched to Wisconsin and Michigan to oversee recount efforts demanded by Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Garvey answered several questions about the trip in […]

ALOOF FROM THE PUBLIC GOOD: Aluf odors to cause legal action

ALOOF FROM THE PUBLIC GOOD: Aluf odors to cause legal action

Frustrated Council seeks criminal prosecution BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES   A frustrated Orangetown Town Board Tuesday voted to seek injunctive relief in the courts to force  Aluf Plastics Corp. to comply with town codes for odor and performance standards or risky hefty fines and possible shut-down. The company is also under […]