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 […]
PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County is about to start a $1 million project to repair a creek embankment in West Haverstraw damaged by a hurricane more than five years ago, County Executive Ed Day has announced. The embankment stabilization project on the Minisceongo Creek just upstream of Samsondale Plaza is being undertaken by the Rockland County Drainage […]
A North Rockland Special Education teacher, Yessenia Vasquez, 43, of Garnerville was arrested Thursday, February 16 for alleged misconduct toward a Stony Point Elementary special needs student under her supervision. The Rockland County Times has learned that Vasquez’s alleged infractions include placing a disruptive student in the classroom closet on several occasions. Vasquez faces the following charges: Endangering […]
Palisades Free Library has booked a special event for Thursday, February 23 at 7 p.m. at the Library featuring Serbian author and global activist Srdja Popovic. “Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World,” a visit by author Srdja […]