RABBITT SEEKS TO REPEAL GUN CONTROL LAWS

Press Release Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt (R,I,C-Greenwood Lake) last week announced her online petition to repeal the gun control laws enacted through the NY S.A.F.E. Act. “The Executive Budget proposes $36 million to create the database of lawful gun owners in our state – like many of my constituents, I believe there are a lot of […]

Cleanup Begins in Paint-Polluted Torne Valley

Cleanup Begins in Paint-Polluted Torne Valley

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Oily residue in nearby Ringwood, NJ, an area negatively impacted by the Ford plant. Photo Credit: Environmental News Service Hillburn – After decades of problems in the Torne Valley due to contamination from the dumping of paint sludge, the Ford Motor Company finally begun hazardous waste cleanup near the Ramapo River on […]

A FOOT OF SNOW??

At 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, February 6, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch, forecasting the likelihood of 10-18 inches of snow on Friday afternoon into Saturday morning in the Rockland County area. On top of that 1/4″ of freezing rain is possible, the weather forecasting service says. Winds will be north 15 to […]

Kings Highway in Valley Cottage Road Closure – February 7

CSX will be performing an upgrade to the rail road crossing located on Kings Highway in Valley Cottage on Thursday, February 7, 2013 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., weather permitting. This will result in Kings Highway in Valley Cottage being closed in both directions, at the rail road crossing. Detour signs will be clearly […]

Bathroom floor collapse leads to death in Stony Point

Diane Wilson, age 63, of 60 Crickettown Rd. in Stony Point was found deceased in her home today. She had apparently been in her bathroom on the second floor when the floor collapsed. She was found with one leg between the collapsed floor and the ceiling of the downstairs room. An elderly woman, Rosemary Wilson, […]