According to a report by News 12 this morning, the reason the Woodbury Town Board suspended Rockland County Sheriff’s candidate Richard Vasquez from his job as Woodbury police chief is because they felt he was campaigning on the job excessively and not attending to his duties. The board also is expected to file formal action to […]
Shelter teams with Homes for Heroes on site of former Camp Shanks PRESS RELEASE The dogs, cats and rabbits at Rockland County’s animal shelter will finally have a home on their own land. Hi Tor Animal Shelter has announced that it will build its long-needed new shelter on the site of the former Camp Shanks […]
FROM MIDHUDSONNEWS.COM HIGHLAND MILLS – Town of Woodbury Police Chief Richard Vasquez has been suspended from the job for 30 days, sources told MidHudsonNews.com. Town Supervisor Ralph Caruso would not comment on the matter, but referred questions to the town labor attorneys. Vasquez did not return a call for comment Monday night. Vasquez is running […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN For the first time in years a female voice will be heard on the previously-male-dominated East Ramapo school board. Monday night its members unanimously approved Sabrina Charles-Pierre to fill the seat hastily vacated by Juan Pablo Ramirez in July. The 28-year-old paralegal is the mother of a 4-year-old and a 15-year-old, who […]
PRESS RELEASE The New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) jas approved new electric and gas rates for Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. The new electric rates will take effect November 1, 2015 and continue through October 31, 2017. The new natural gas rates will take effect November 1, 2015 and continue through October 31, […]
As resistance to a possible Legoland amusement park at the old Letchworth Village grounds grew to a crescendo over the past two weeks in North Rockland, Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips announced that the town board would no longer pursue the project. Phillips said today in a press release: “After hearing the concerns of our residents, […]