PRESS RELEASE FROM CWA Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers who have been on strike since April 13 are celebrating big gains after reaching a tentative agreement with the company. After 45 days of the largest strike in recent history, Verizon agreed to add 1,300 new East Coast call center jobs and reverse several other outsourcing initiatives […]
BY VICTORIA TANNER A local law that would require pharmacies to provide the proper disposal of unused controlled substances and medical sharps was moved to the public hearing phase by county legislators of the Multi Services Committee on Tuesday. Sponsored by Minority Leader Lon Hofstein, The Pharmacy ‘Take-Back’ Act is designed to help prevent controlled substance abuse […]
It was the beginning of a heartwarming rescue mission when a local landscaper on Fleetwood Ave in Chestnut Ridge heard a baby deer crying Tuesday morning. After following the cries the landscaper located the deer standing in the bottom of a nearby storm drain. He called Ramapo PD for assistance, who responded along with workers […]
Assault in the second degree, strangulation in the second degree and criminal contempt in the first degree, all felonies, are the charges faced by 43-year-old Suffern resident Emmanuel Jean Tenemille. On Saturday May 28, 2016 at about 8:45 a.m., Ramapo PD were contacted by a 24-year-old female (name being withheld) who said that she had been assaulted […]
As first reported in the May 12 edition of the Rockland County Times print edition, a group of Pearl River citizens are actively forging the path for a possible Village of Pearl River. According to Donald Feerick, an attorney associated with the project, “The Village of Pearl River Exploratory Committee, Inc. has released its Preliminary Report on […]
County Press Release The pollutant of concern for the Air Quality Health Advisory is ozone NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert are alerting residents that an Air Quality Health Advisory for the Metropolitan New York City region, including Rockland County, has been issued […]