District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II has announced that Wesleigh Gilsenan, 41, of Orangetown, New York, was found guilty in Rockland County Court before the Honorable Kevin F. Russo, Jan. 30, 2026. Gilsenan was convicted of Burglary in the Second Degree following the two-day bench trial. On April 24, 2025, at approximately 10:50 a.m., the […]
I’m proud to announce that the Clarkstown Town Board voted unanimously to pass an unprecedented code enforcement legislative package at the February 10, 2026 meeting. This new legislation consists of four new measures that will substantially increase Clarkstown’s code enforcement strength and capabilities. As promised, my administration and the Town Council continue to build on […]
On January 13, 2026, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the Spring Valley Police Department responded to a report of a robbery.  During the investigation, it was learned that the victim was held against his will for several hours by two men, during which time he was assaulted, and property was stolen from him.  As […]
Governor Kathy Hochul & First Gentleman Bill Hochul 1. How long have you been married? 42 years this summer 2. Where did you meet? We first met while we were summer interns for the State Assembly in Buffalo in 1980. My job was clipping newspapers and one day Bill walked in and said to turn […]
BELIEVE IT OR NOT DEPARTMENT:Â This columnist has been communicating with a dead friend for well over a year. No, not through a Ouija board or a psychic but via the USPS and e-mail. Our preferred method of communication for our friendship was not the phone, and we instead enjoyed the unpredictability of receiving a […]
District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II has announced that former Rockland County Corrections Officer Daniel Dworkin, 45, of Valley Cottage, New York, was sentenced to 1-3 years in state prison before the Honorable David M. Ascher. The defendant, who previously pled guilty to the entire indictment in September 2025, was charged with 64 counts of […]