By KIM SMITH DEDAM Press-Republican LAKE PLACID — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make a $500 million broadband investment for high-speed Internet across the state. The New New York Broadband Program funding would be made available to match $500 million in private business investments, bringing the total initiative to a total $1 billion, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul […]
BY JERRY DEMARCO CLIFFVIEW PILOT: An Orthodox rabbi from Rockland County pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton today to his role in a scheme to kidnap and torture a Jewish man into granting his wife a religious divorce. Martin Wolmark, 56, the head of Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Monsey, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court […]
BY JERRY DEMARCO Cliffviewpilot.com A 24-year-old Bronx man considered the primary suspect and a 28-year-old parolee were charged in the shooting of two plainclothes NYPD officers Monday night. Jason Polanco, who records show has a criminal history, was charged with five counts of attempted murder of a police officer, robbery and carjacking after detectives grabbed […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature opened the new year with the swearing in its newest member and appointing members for various leadership posts. New City Republican Lon Hofstein was sworn in by Judge Scott Ugell, replacing Democrat Barry Kantrowitz. Kantrowitz was appointed by the Legislature to replace Ed Day, who […]
WEST NYACK – A minor car accident in Clarkstown led to the arrest of a West Nyack man for drunk driving on Monday night. Police responded to reports of an accident on West Nyack Road at 9:20 p.m. When they arrived, they found the vehicle and driver, John Mortsakis, 29, of West Nyack, in a […]
Originally published by nyackfreepress.blogspot.com, republished with permission SUFFERN – A Suffern man accused of setting up a meth lab in his home in 2014 was arrested again January 5 on new drug charges, according to Suffern police. Sammy Foda of 37 Woodland Drive, Suffern, was charged today with two counts of criminal sale of narcotics […]