Lawmakers praise Rockland County Times coverage BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES Their names have been broadcast in bright daylight. Undercover officers, some who pose as “bad guys” that should not be allowed to have a pistol permit, outed by their own local newspaper. Orangetown Police Chief Kevin Nulty joined a growing […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The former site of the Stony Point Stop & Shop on South Liberty Drive will become the new site of an Aldi Supermarket as soon as the summer of 2013, according to Stony Point Town Supervisor Geoffrey Finn. Finn stated that the supermarket, which does not have an exact opening date as […]
On Friday night, January 4, around 8:15 p.m. a SWAT team raided an address at the Barnaby Square Co Ops on Main Street in Garnerville, a witness reported to the Rockland County Times. Haverstraw Police confirmed the tip, and that drugs were part of the arrest, but Lt. Martin Lund said the department could not […]
DA’s Office confirms family members will likely be charged with labor trafficking in addition to abuse A Ramapo family whose matriarch recently was convicted of labor trafficking charges is accused of more of the same. Ramapo police have charged Vikas Jagota, 36, of 26 Butternet Dr. in New City, with forcing a 32-year-old female victim’s […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature approved several resolutions addressing gun control and the recent controversy surrounding the Journal News’ publication of gun owners’ personal information at its 5 p.m. meeting on January 8, 2013. The committee voted almost unanimously to pass two resolutions, one urging the state legislature to introduce and pass bills […]
Press Release Rockland County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell has announced her appointment of Legislative Committee Chairs for 2013 and assigned them the task of reviewing county department operations with emphasis on further consolidation of functions across department lines and/or with other levels of government, if appropriate. Cornell will expect written recommendations early in June that can be utilized when analyzing the County […]