LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week signed into law legislation to establish The Edward Hopper Citation of Merit for Visual Artists. The legislation, (A.2121A/S.4235A) sponsored by Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) unanimously passed both houses of the Legislature. Jaffee said, “I thank the governor; the bill’s Senate sponsor, Betty Little, chair of the […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY-County Legislature Aron Wieder(D-Spring Valley) resigned as majority leader to dedicate himself to fighting NYS-appointed E. Ramapo monitor Dennis Walcott and his three-person team’s recent 19 recommendations to overhaul East Ramapo school district oversight on Thursday, Dec 17. Wieder, former E. Ramapo school board president and a leader in the close-knit […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Dylan Lentini, 19, pled not guilty to four counts of murder in the second and three counts of robbery in the first this morning at the Rockland County Courthouse. Lentini stood next to his public defenders, Kenneth Murphy and Walter Sakowski, wearing an orange jump suit with a green jacket. Lentini claims that […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAYÂ Accused Craigslist killer, 19-year-old Dylan Lentini is to be formally charged by Judge William A. Kelly in Rockland Court on Thursday, Dec 10. after he was indicted on Friday, Dec. 4 by a grand jury for murder in the second, intent, class A felony. Rockland Public Defender James Licata will represent Lentini […]
The Clarkstown Police Department on Wednesday acknowledged the arrest of William Oliver, a police officer with the department for 11 years. The Stamford Police Department had arrested Oliver on Monday, December 7 for a domestic incident involving Oliver and his former girlfriend. CPD released the following statement: “William Oliver has been relieved of duty and his […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Ed Day’s high approval ratings (according to internal polls), Rockland County’s improved fiscal status and Day’s success transforming the political landscape of the formerly Dem-dominated County of Rockland have not gone unnoticed amongst Republican leaders in Albany. In fact, sources close to the state GOP leadership have told the Rockland County Times that […]