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 […]
PRESS RELEASE County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has announced that the Department of Public Transportation recently retrofitted one of its bus shelters with solar panels and a light box designed to provide cost-efficient and reliable power, increased safety and improved delivery of customer information for its Transport of Rockland (TOR) and TAPPAN ZEExpress (TZx) bus […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato (above) told the Rockland County Times that since the Journal News published their now infamous interactive gun map two weeks ago, pistol permit applications have more than tripled in his office. He said about 50 persons have applied in the last two weeks. Normally in that span he might receive […]
The Rockland County Times confirms that guards were hired and remain posted in front of the homes of Journal News President Janet Hasson and Journal News Executive Editor Cynthia Lambert, alias CynDee Royle. The home of a lower level editor visited by the Rockland County Times did not have a guard posted. Previously the presence of […]
Since February 2008 Stony Pointers have had to put up with a huge vacancy near the heart of their town. The formerly bustling Stony Point Center strip mall at 156-168 S. Liberty Dr. that was the home of Stop and Shop supermarket and several other stores has been mostly empty since Stop and Shop moved to […]