Updated at 6:30, 7:15 & 11:30 p.m. REPORT BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Journal News publisher Janet Hasson announced Friday evening that her newspaper is removing the infamous interactive gun-map from its website, in order to follow “the spirit” of New York’s new gun control law, which restricts the public availability of gun license data. Friday afternoon […]
The Rockland County Times has been told by Washington D.C.-area sources that Gannett CEO Gracia Martore has hired armed security for her home in Great Falls, Virginia due to the negative fallout following publication of an interactive gun-map by Gannett-owned newspaper the Journal News. The Rockland County Times has not received photographic evidence […]
On the heels of yet another burglary that has raised suspicion of a connection to the Journal News’ interactive gun license-map, the Rockland County Clerk’s Office has requested in writing that the White Plains-based newspaper take the map down. Regulations in NY SAFE, the new gun control law passed this week by the state of […]
Former Suffern Mayor John Keegan has announced his intent to run again for the office of Mayor of Suffern in the upcoming November election. The incumbent Dagan LaCorte is running for county executive and will not be eligible. Says Keegan, “I believe I accomplished many good things while Mayor before and want to continue that trend to […]
Rockland’s largest international grocery store is kaput! This week owners of the Foodmart International in Spring Valley suddenly abandoned the massive warehouse of groceries, leaving tons of food rotting. Village police and other village employees had to clean out of the store before a health hazard emerged. (click photo to enlarge) The decision to close […]
POLICE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE JOURNAL NEWS LINK Updated at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Journal News gun-map has found even more controversy. A house on Britta Lane in New City was burglarized yesterday, with two handguns, cash, jewelry and two gun permits among the items stolen, Clarkstown Police have announced. The residence was one of […]