BY BILL DEMAREST MONSEY – Eleven Rockland County volunteer fire departments this afternoon are battling a house fire that has already heavily damaged a home in Monsey. The fire at 35 Dolson Road was reported at 11:27 a.m. Volunteer firefighters from across Rockland have been called to assist Tallman firefighters with the blaze in bitter […]
James O’Sullivan, 36, of New City, has been arrested on charges of burglary, robbery and criminal possession of stolen property. Police accuse O’Sullivan of entering a residence on New Valley Road in New City on January 6, and going into the master bedroom where he ran into the homeowner, a 53-year-old female home alone. Police say the homeowner […]
West Nyack – Clarkstown Police are currently searching for a man who is suspected of sexually abusing two children at the Palisades Center in late December. The individual allegedly approached a 10-year-old girl from behind in the children’s section of the Barnes and Noble on December 26 while her mother was nearby and performed a […]
A bizarre statute enacted as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s controversial gun control SAFE Act has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. The SAFE Act had allowed gun owners to possess 10 bullet magazines, but to only load seven bullets into them. The judge ruled the regulations arbitrary. The judge also threw out […]
Ed Day rings in New Year with Reaganesque inauguration BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Ed Day kicked off his first term as county executive on a high note New Year’s Day, with a well-attended inauguration and swearing-in ceremony at the Fire Emergency Services Center in Pomona. Several hundred were on hand as Day livened their spirits with […]
Due to the predicted snow storm for Thursday evening, the Clarkstown Town Board reorganization meeting was canceled. The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack will deliver his ‘State of the Town’ address on Tuesday, January 7, 8 p.m., at Town Hall. The Supervisor will address his goals for […]