A 27-year-old Spring Valley man and a 26-year-old New City woman have been charged with conspiracy to commit carjacking and carjacking stemming from their participation in a brutal beating and robbery of a man in New City. It is alleged that on Feb 28, Dwayne Hicks lured a man to a New City residence and […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a new expansion of Covid-19 vaccine eligibility in New York. Beginning March 10, all New Yorkers 60 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine, while public facing essential workers from governmental and nonprofit entities will be eligible beginning March 17. This expansion also […]
Rockland is making some much-needed progress towards a fully vaccinated population. County Executive Ed Day announced Thursday afternoon that Rockland County providers received 6,920 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine this week. The Department of Health (DOH) is expecting a shipment of 2,920 vaccines as part of the week 12 allocation. This includes 1,700 moderna vaccines, […]
Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt (RCI-New Windsor) who represents the Town of Stony Point, mailed a petition on March 4 containing nearly 3,400 petition signatures from New Yorkers demanding Governor Cuomo and State Commissioners of Health and Education modify state guidance to allow for the immediate resumption of 5 days a week in-person education. Signatures […]
New York is continuing to see a decline in Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths. The statewide positivity rate has remained steady at 4.53 percent. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that over 15 percent of New Yorkers have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The state expects to receive 164,800 doses of the newly […]
Business owner Krishnan Patel and his new neighbors on Central Highway have come to an agreement on his plans to convert the former Riggio’s Deli to a Sainsbury Convenience Store on Thursday evening, Feb. 25. Patel purchased the storefront and plans to make several improvements, including adding 1,600 feet to the existing building and reducing […]