As resistance to a possible Legoland amusement park at the old Letchworth Village grounds grew to a crescendo over the past two weeks in North Rockland, Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips announced that the town board would no longer pursue the project. Phillips said today in a press release: “After hearing the concerns of our residents, […]
Report Cites Significant Improvement In County Management, Finances Among The Reasons For Upgrade PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day today announced that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Rockland County’s general obligation bond rating from Baa2 to Baa1 with a positive outlook, citing “significant improvement in the county’s finances, vastly improved budgeting practices and a sizeable […]
Legislature’s new restrictions cause McDonald’s to pull toys from Happy Meals BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At least two Rockland County McDonald’s, and possibly more, have pulled toys from Happy Meals due to a law passed by the Rockland County Legislature this summer intended to protect the public from toxins. New City and Nanuet McDonald’s confirmed with […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN On the heels of last week’s meeting with the state monitors, the East Ramapo school board called an emergency meeting Wednesday night. After it opened, the board immediately went into executive session, emerging nearly 90 minutes later to announce Superintendent Joel Klein reached a separation agreement with the district, replaced by interim superintendent […]
The Stony Point PD saved a life after midnight Monday night/Tuesday morning. On September 29 at approximately 12:58 a.m. SPPD officers responded to room #53 of the Stony Point Motel for a call reporting an unresponsive 28-year-old female. Officers determined that the victim had apparently overdosed on heroin and administered one dose of the overdose antidote naloxone. The female victim […]
VALLEY COTTAGE – Clarkstown Police pulled in a big haul on Tuesday morning when they discovered an industrial scale marijuana grow in a Valley Cottage house. The Thomas Court house, which was unoccupied at the time, was searched at about 5 a.m. with the aid of a search warrant. Police subsequently found 200 plants […]