Leg Vein Screening Program Held at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern

Leg Vein Screening Program Held at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern

Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern has been hosting leg vein screenings this winter season with the most recent being January 23 and the next coming up on February 26. Visible leg veins are not only a cosmetic concern, but can progress to a serious disease referred to as Chronic Vein Insufficiency (CVI), if left untreated. […]

Inch of Snow Possible Tonight

Don’t let today’s mild temperatures fool you—as night falls temps will also, and an inch or so is possible between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. It’s also possible the precipitation will not amount to more than a dusting.

Health Department Issues Boil Advisory for Sloatsburg

PRESS RELEASE FROM HEALTH DEPT. The Rockland County Health Department has issued a boil water order for certain streets in Sloatsburg. Customers are ordered to boil their water before using it for drinking or cooking purposes. The boil water order is a precautionary measure following a main break in the area. Loss of pressure in […]

FORMER SENATOR SHIRLEY HUNTLEY ADMITS SHE’S A CROOK

PRESS RELEASE FROM AG AND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICES NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that former New York Senator Shirley L. Huntley has pleaded guilty to Tampering with Physical Evidence, an E Felony, for falsifying evidence in an effort to obstruct the investigation into the theft of […]

PUBLIC SCOPING SESSIONS TO BEGIN FOR GASIFICATION PLANT

The Stony Point Planning Board will begin its public scoping hearing for the Biomass Waste-to-Energy “Gasification” plant being proposed at Holt Drive Industrial Park on Wednesday, February 20. The hearing will take place at RHO Building on Clubhouse Lane and written public comments can be submitted to the board until February 27.

Death in Haverstraw Ruled a Suicide

The Rockland County medical examiner ruled on Monday that Jose Minaya, 59, of Haverstraw, died of a self-inflicted stab wound to his upper abdomen. Minaya, who lived at his West Street apartment with his wife and two children, was known to have been prescribed medication for depression. He was discovered by his son, who called […]