Pope Benedict XVI has become the first head of the Catholic Church to resign in 600 years, citing deteriorating health. The 85-year-old pontiff said in a statement translated from Latin, ““In today’s world subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to […]
Beware of icy conditions during your morning commute — a storm system is moving in overnight that will start off as snow and freezing rain and then change to all-rain around 9 a.m., forecasters say. The National Weather Service has issued a Freezing Rain Advisory for 3 – 9 a.m.
Sheriff Louis Falco III announced that February 7, 2013 at approximately 11 a.m., detectives arrested suspended Rockland County Sheriff’s Correction Officer Daniel Whittaker at his residence at 5A Blue Hill Commons, Orangeburg. Whittaker was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon, fourth degree (Class A misdemeanors) as a result of a January 9 search warrant […]
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7 a.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service has announced. NWS forecasts an all-snow event for Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Orange Counties with snow totals of 12-16 inches, and possibly some localized higher amounts. The worst of the storm will occur between Friday evening […]
A Monsey man convicted in August of raping a female child over the course of six years, has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison, the DA’s Office announced on Wednesday. Eliyahu Zarifa, a resident of 242-H Kearsing Parkway, Monsey, who will turn 47 on March 1, was also sentenced to 10 years post-release […]
Public Service Announcement from United Water United Water is advising customers to be aware of phone scams from individuals pretending to be company employees. “A few customers have advised us that they received questionable calls,” said Michael Pointing, general manager and vice president of the United Water New York Division. In the first instance, an […]