On December 1 at approximately 10:30 a.m., Ramapo Police Department received a 911 call claiming there was a bomb at the Ramapo High School, located at 400 Viola Road, Spring Valley, NY. Ramapo Police Department, the Rockland County Sheriff’s Bomb Unit, Monsey Fire Department, Spring Hill Ambulance and Rockland Paramedics all responded to ensure the […]
NBC Morning News anchor Matt Lauer has been fired by the network following an internal investigation of a sexual harassment complaint filed against him, NBC announced this morning. Just after 4 a.m. Wednesday morning NBC’s Today show posted the following announcement on Twitter: “Matt Lauer has been terminated from NBC News. On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced today that the county and Corrections Officers Benevolent Association of Rockland County have reached a tentative agreement pending ratification and final approvals. The Memorandum of Understanding covers the years 2011-2020. The proposed contract terms are fair and in the best interest of the employees as well as the County. “Corrections […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Legal challenges of absentee ballots in the Thom Kleiner (D) vs. Chris Day (R) race for town supervisor of Orangetown have been dropped by both sides, and after all absentee ballots have been counted Day upheld his Orangetown Supervisor win by 165 votes, according to sources familiar with the count. Kleiner had initially conceded the race […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman The NYS Dept. of Transportation has officially proposed eliminating the Tappan Zee Express bus service connecting park and rides in Rockland County to Tarrytown Railroad Station, the Rockland County Times has learned. The TZ Express service has long been the fastest way for Rocklanders to catch a ride to Grand […]
For the second time during her campaign for Rockland County executive, Democratic nominee Maureen Porette has failed to post a mandatory campaign finance disclosure report on the New York State Board of Elections website in a timely fashion. Candidates were required to submit 11-day pre-general election disclosures by Friday, October 27. As of the publication […]