BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – After an often emotional public hearing on the future of the financially-troubled Summit Park Nursing Home, the Rockland County Legislature voted to establish a local development corporation (LDC) for the facility. The public hearing was packed with attendees representing not only facility residents and their families but also public […]
Joe’s Crab Shack opens its doors in Palisades Mall, 100 lucky customers win free crabs By Michael Riconda After months of anticipation, Joe’s Crab Shack finally opened on April 16 in its newest location in the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. Long lines wrapping around the restaurant and the adjacent area in front of […]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe this week announced that 32-year-old Paul Giddens of 12 Aeslin Drive, Spring Valley, New York was convicted after a jury trial of one count of robbery in the first degree, a class “B” felony, two counts of robbery in the second degree, class “C” felonies, and one count […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not-for-profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant […]
At approximately 6:28 a.m., the Ramapo Police department responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries. The accident occurred on Route 59 in Hillburn, N.Y., just northwest of Torne Valley Road. Responding officers discovered a head-on collision had occurred and both drivers were injured. There were no passengers in either of the vehicles. Hillburn Fire […]
Free Mulch Available for Town of Ramapo Residents at Provident Bank Park & Spook Rock Pool Free Double-ground, untreated, undyed mulch available for pick-up by Ramapo town residents, while supply lasts! WHERE: Provident Bank Park (west side of the parking lot) Fireman’s Memorial Drive (off Rte. 45), Pomona, NY & Spook Rock Pool, Spook Rock Rd., […]