FOLLOW THE MONEY!

Rockland’s four county executive candidates each leave different trails of cash behind them BY DYLAN SKRILOFF On January 15, local political candidates made their first fundraising filings of the new year. All eyes were on the county executive race and the haul that the four announced candidates had taken in. An advantage in money doesn’t […]

COPS SAY THIS MAN BEAT HIS EX-LOVER TO DEATH WITH A BOOT

Ramapo Police arrested 66-year-old Riad Dib of Wesley Hills last Friday for allegedly beating his ex-girlfriend Cecile M. Garbarino, 68, also of Wesly Hills, to death with the heel of a boot. Dib called police 12:45 a.m. Friday, January 25 after the incident, which left Garbarino unconscious at her house on 171 Grandview Ave., Wesley […]

KOHN RECEIVES JUSTICE

After a series of religious Jews charged with sex abuse crimes evaded prison time, law enforcement finally appears to be turning the corner in the effort to provide equal protection to children of the community. David Kohn of Monsey pled guilty on Monday of performing oral sex on a then 12-year-old girl who was friends […]

Town of Ramapo Hosts Daily News Golden Gloves this Weekend

WHO: Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence, Deputy Supervisor Patrick J. Withers, Councilmembers: Yitzchok Ullman, Daniel Friedman, Brendel Logan-Charles and Brian Adams, N.Y. Daily News Golden Gloves WHAT: The 86th Annual Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament, the oldest and most famous amateur boxing tournament in the world! Bouts are to be held in memory of Patrick Faherty, […]

Journal News Editors Fess Up to Gun Map Inaccuracies

ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES STAFF EDITORIAL The Journal News finally acknowledged this week how badly outdated the information posted on their Rockland County gun map was. Back in early January, Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato said the “historic” (as in old) permits listed on the map were as much as 25 percent outdated. This news was […]