Former longtime mayor of West Haverstraw Edward Zugibe passed away this morning, the Rockland County Times has learned. He served as mayor for 35 years until being succeeded by John Ramundo in 2007. Zugibe was the brother of late Rockland Medical Examiner Frederick Zugibe, who died in 2013, and uncle of incumbent Rockland District Attorney […]
Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC’s (TZC) two floating concrete batch plants recently returned to the work site, passed the required testing and soon will begin pumping concrete. The batch plants were taken out of service in December after a silo failed. The concrete plants move from location to location on the river, providing high-quality concrete where […]
Monsey energy company sued for deceptive practices An energy company based in Monsey became the target of a class action lawsuit by customers who argued the group used a bait-and-switch to bring in new customers before jacking up rates. HIKO Energy is facing the suit in White Plains federal court from over 100 customers in […]
NYDOT Motorists are advised that beginning Monday, March 30, State Route 303 in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Hickory Street and Greenbush Road, while crews perform construction activities, weather permitting. Work and lane closures are anticipated to last through September 2015. Motorists may encounter […]
Highly-organized group pushed prescription painkillers, heroin BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – A series of morning raids swept up 17 individuals who now stand accused of operating a drug ring that stockpiled prescription painkillers and heroin before unloading it on Rockland and surrounding counties. Indictments were handed down today in a federal court in White […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN In light of a state Dormitory Authority (DASNY) approval of a $75,000 grant solely for the Stony Point dog park, the Stony Point Town Board passed a resolution Tuesday night rescinding its budgeted $15,000 for the dog park project and redirected those funds to the PAL to be used towards the Stony […]