Challenges to the Rockland County Legislature’s new redistricting plan have been dismissed in state Supreme Court and the plan remains scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The redistricting plan created new county legislative districts in response to the results of the 2020 Census, with the new districts each containing roughly the same […]
Rockland County has rebounded from rock bottom. County Executive Ed Day delivered his annual State of the County address to the Rockland County Legislature at the Allison-Parris Office Building in New City Wednesday night, promoting his record since taking office and laying out his vision for Rockland’s future. Day said when he became county executive, […]
Haverstraw Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in Pomona Sunday night. Eric Quinoes, a 33-year-old Haverstraw resident, was hit with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the Manors Apartment Complex at 229 Route 202 at approximately 7 p.m., according to the Town of Haverstraw Police. Quinoes was transported to Montefiore […]
The Village of Spring Valley is in mourning following an early morning fire on Saturday that killed five people, including two children. Firefighters received initial reports of a fire at a two-family home at 118 Lake St. at 4:03 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters and police officers heard reports of people trapped in the building, but […]
Orangetown is once again taking the steps to establish a community preservation fund that will enable the town to purchase vacant property within it’s boarders and accept gifts of land or money. First introduced during the tenures of former State Senator Elijah Recklin Melnick and former state Assemblyman Mike Lawler, the fund has been described by […]
Have you ever wondered how Rockland County and Clarkstown came into existence? It is an interesting topic and given that this Thursday, February 23, 2023 marks the 225th anniversary of the founding of Rockland County, I thought it would be interesting to explore these questions. Many may not realize, despite a number of our towns […]