RCT SCOOP CONFIRMED: Exploratory group founded to create possible Village of Pearl River

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 […]

AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR MAY 25, 2016

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 […]

Horrible Saturday in Stony Point as two men in mid-20s perish

STONY POINT PD PRESS RELEASES Death Investigation –Cedar Brook On May 21, 2016, at approximately 10:19 a.m. the Stony Point Police responded to the area of the Rte 210 and Cedar Flats Rd. for a report of a male submerged in the Cedar brook. Arriving officers found the body of Nicholas Cohen, male 25 yoa, #4 East Main […]

No Bail for Alleged MDMA Supplier Pulled Over in New City

It must have been a lot of ecstasy Peter Milshtein was caught with this weekend, as he was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, a Class A-I felony, following a routine traffic stop by state police Sunday, May 15. In order to earn a Class A-I felony, the same felony level as first and second […]

Former Pop Warner coach faces drug charges

A former Pop Warner football coach who police said ordered a 13-year-old to dispose of contraband during a police pursuit that ended in a car wreck, pled guilty to heroin possession charges this week. Theodore Holmes, 50, of Middletown, NY, pled guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony. He will be sentenced in August. Authorities […]

Hoax shooting threats spread fear at Clarkstown North

The 2015/16 school year is winding down but tensions are winding up at Clarkstown North High School. In the early part of May the Clarkstown Police Department investigated two alleged threats to engage in mass shootings at the school, both determined to be hoaxes. On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 CPD investigated a report from some students that a fellow male […]