CONVICTION IN SPRING VALLEY KNIFEPOINT ROBBERY

CONVICTION IN SPRING VALLEY KNIFEPOINT ROBBERY

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe this week announced that 32-year-old Paul Giddens of 12 Aeslin Drive, Spring Valley, New York was convicted after a jury trial of one count of robbery in the first degree, a class “B” felony, two counts of robbery in the second degree, class “C” felonies, and one count […]

County Executive Vanderhoef Presents Community Development Block Grant Awards

County Executive Vanderhoef Presents Community Development Block Grant Awards

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not-for-profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant […]

Head-on Collision in Ramapo

At approximately 6:28 a.m., the Ramapo Police department responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries. The accident occurred on Route 59 in Hillburn, N.Y., just northwest of Torne Valley Road.  Responding officers discovered a head-on collision had occurred and both drivers were injured.  There were no passengers in either of the vehicles.  Hillburn Fire […]

GOT MULCH?

Free Mulch Available for Town of Ramapo Residents at Provident Bank Park & Spook Rock Pool Free Double-ground, untreated, undyed mulch available for pick-up by Ramapo town residents, while supply lasts! WHERE: Provident Bank Park (west side of the parking lot) Fireman’s Memorial Drive (off Rte. 45), Pomona, NY & Spook Rock Pool, Spook Rock Rd., […]

NYSRPA files for preliminary injunction against SAFE Act

The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association has filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in federal court in Buffalo seeking to stop enforcement of various provisions of the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013. At the same time the Association also filed a Motion for Expedited Hearing on its motion for a […]

Water Service Disruption in New City

The Rockland County Highway Department is making improvements on New Hempstead Road in New City. As part of this project, United Water will be relocating a water main on Buena Vista Road. This requires water service to be shut off to about 600 homes in the area of Buena Vista Road on Wednesday, April 17, […]