O&R, IBEW LOCAL 503 REACH TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT

O&R and IBEW Local 503 Tuesday evening reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.ย The current contract is extended to permit normal business operations to continue while the union conducts its ratification vote. The current contract has been in effect since June 1, 2009. O&R has 1,100 employees, 607 of whom are represented by […]

Off-duty Spring Valley cop nabs Mahwah bad guy

Ex-con arrested after shoplifting brawl with Mahwah Home Depot worker (via Cliffview Pilot) YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Mahwah Home Depot employee and accused shoplifter knocked over plants and flowers during a tussle this morning that ended when an off-duty Rockland County police officer grabbed the suspect. The employee recognized 50-year-…

Epic heroin bust in Bergen County

Hundreds arrested in heroin sweep led by Bergen prosecutor (via Cliffview Pilot) YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The arrests of more than 325 people in North Jersey were announced today as part of a joint anti-heroin initiative in Paterson spearheaded by Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli with his counterparts from Passaic and Morris…

Former Bon Aire treasurer indicted for allegedly pilfering $81K from condo fund

Former Bon Aire treasurer indicted for allegedly pilfering $81K from condo fund

Former Bon Aireย Condominiumย One Complex Treasurer Kostantina Gardner,ย 25 Haskell Avenue,ย Suffern,ย 51-years-old, has been indicted by a Rockland County Grand Jury for grand larceny in the second degree. District Attorney Thomas Zugibe alleges she suctioned $81K from condominium coffers into her own purse between January 1, 2008 and May 1, 2013 while serving as treasurer.ย Zugibe said the defendant […]

O&R, UNION AGREE TO 2nd CONTRACT EXTENSION, TALKS CONTINUE

PEARL RIVER, NY June 2, 2014 6 p.m. — Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 503 have agreed to a second extension of the collective bargaining agreement that was scheduled to expire Saturday evening, May 31 at midnight. The contract had been extended until tonight at midnight. […]