Aspartame dropped by Pepsi

A potentially unhealthy artificial sweetener will no longer be included in Pepsi’s best-known diet soft drinks in the U.S., according to the beverage giant. Aspartame, an artificial sweetener also known as Nutra Sweet and commonly found in sodas, will no longer be included in the versions of Diet Pepsi on American shelves, Pepsi Vice President […]

HACKER INDICTED

Charles Hacker, 63, residing at 46 Lackawanna Trail, Montebello, was indicted on April 15 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of Insurance Fraud in the third degree, falsely reporting an incident in the third degree and making a false written statement. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that between about August 29 […]

BOIL WATER ORDERS ISSUED FOR PART OF TAPPAN AND NEW CITY

The Rockland County Health Department has issued boil water orders for several addresses in Tappan and New City. The orders were issued following a main break in each of those communities. On April 27, the Rockland County Health Department issued a boil water order for the following addresses in Tappan: ·         Western Highway   #6,16,24,25,29,30,36,37,38,41,49,50,53,54,57,58,61,62,65,66,70,76, 89,154,159,168,187,188,194,197,198,201,204,212,215,220,221,228, […]

Pair arrested for burglary in Wesley Hills

This Wednesday, April 22, Darwin L. Cartagena-Regaldo and Jose. G Flores-Cordova of Spring Valley were arrested this week and charged with burglary in the third degree. Ramapo Police responded to a call of two suspicious males at an unoccupied house located at 15 McNamara Rd. in the Village of Wesley Hills. Upon arrival, police found […]

Parents sue all-boys’ school over sexual abuse

In a legal first, the parents of a former student at Yeshiva University’s Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Brooklyn have filed a suit against the school for deceiving them into believing the school was a safe place for their son in spite of rampant sexual abuse. Israel and Chaya Gutman argued in their suit that […]