BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY- Likely Santeria artifacts found by Rockland Sherriff’s bomb squad in a suspicious package at the County Courthouse have been deemed to be “left intentionally to cause fear and alarm.” The ritualistic parcel was found the day before Thanksgiving directly facing the front door of the justice hall near a […]
FROM DA’S OFFICE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe on Tuesday announced the filing of criminal charges against 30 individuals, including a Spring Valley man serving lifetime parole for attempted murder and other career criminals, following a five month investigation into large-scale narcotics trafficking that originated from a guest room at the Days Inn […]
The Mad Flasher of Stony Point Frank Chillino has been arrested for the second time in five months after another alleged incident of public lewdness at his home on Clark Road in Stony Point. Chillino is alleged to have purposely stood in his window and exposed his genitals to someone nearby. He was charged with […]
The Stony Point Police are investigating a commercial motor vehicle accident on Rte 9W in the vicinity of Higgins Funeral Home that occurred around 1:14 p.m. on Wednesday. Said vehicle collided with a utility pole and overturned spilling its load (logs) across the roadway, and puncturing its fuel tanks. The roadway will be shut down until the early […]
Thruway Authority Executive Director Robert L. Megna will step down from his current position in mid-January and take a position as the senior VP for Finance and Administration at Stony Brook University. Governor Cuomo is expected to nominate Mr. Megna to fill a vacancy on the Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation Board of Directors (subject […]
A New Square resident who got a seven-year prison sentence for trying to burn down a house in April 2012 has been set free this week in front of a Rockland County judge. State Supreme Court Justice William Kelly made the decision Tuesday afternoon, at a resentencing hearing ordered by an Appeals Court. Upon reconsidering the case, Judge […]