FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RAMAPO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PLEADS GUILTY TO SECURITIES FRAUD AND CONSPIRACY CHARGES PRESS RELEASE– Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that N. Aaron Troodler, the former Executive Director of the Ramapo Local Development Corporation (“RLDC”), pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge […]
Police Chief Michael Sullivan’s displinary hearings took an interesting turn when Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann stated the reason his administration took steps to secure the town’s computer networks-include the police network-was the FBI had been investigating whether his predecessor Alex Gromack’s regime had destroyed documents and date. Hoehmann brought up the FBI investigation Tuesday while […]
BY KATHY KAHN Persistent realtors intent on buying into Stony Point have made residents nervous. In response to the many complaints Supervisor Jim Monaghan and the Town Board have received, the board set a public hearing to amend its code to “Prohibit Improper Real Estate Solicitations in the Town of Stony Point.” The town will […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF As has been reported by the Rockland County Times, FIOS, Rockland Voice and finally for the first time this week The Journal News, many corrections officers [COs] who opposed the reelection of Sheriff Louis Falco in 2015, have subsequently found themselves forced out of their jobs. Over a half dozen have been […]
Robbery Investigation NARRATIVE FROM STONY POINT PD At approximately 12:37am on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 the Stony Point Police Department responded to the Mobil Gas Station located at #163 S. Liberty Dr. (Mobil) Stony Point, NY for a reported armed robbery. Further investigation revealed a male (stocky build) wearing gray sweatpants, maroon sweatshirt, a wool cap, gloves and white […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH We’ve all heard of frivolous disputes wasting tax dollars in court. The Matter of Scott v. Village of Nyack Housing Authority might be the worst example yet. This week an appeals court in Brooklyn rendered a decision on the case, which pitted a tenant against the Village of Nyack Housing Authority. The […]