As we pause today to celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we can’t help but reflect on the past year. Since we last gathered, we’ve had some struggles, and they have been both gut and heart wrenching. The killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor shook so many of us to our core, […]
By Kathy Kahn Assemblyman Colin Schmitt (R, C, I, LBT, SAM-New Windsor), who represents Stony Point as part of the 99th District in Albany, was sworn into office for a second term on January 6, 2021. That same day, Schmitt, his wife and office staffers were targeted by the Orange County Democratic Committee […]
After a three-year legal battle between the East Ramapo School District and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld its ruling that the district violated Section Two of the Voting Rights Act. The court agreed that there was sufficient evidence of both racially polarized voting and […]
By: Joe Kuhn The Rockland County Health Department has officially distributed its entire supply of Covid-19 vaccinations. On Sunday, Jan 11, County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced a temporary halt of COVID-19 vaccinations at the POD (Point of Dispensing) location in Pomona due to a lack of the vaccines. The Rockland County Department […]
UPDATE This article has been updated since it was initialy posted Saturday, Jan 9 A thirty-year-old man is facing charges of Attempted Murder, Assault, and Criminal possession of a weapon after a violent incident at the West Nyack Fire Department, which left two people wounded. On Saturday, Jan 9, at approximately 1 a.m., police […]
By: Keith S. Shikowitz At approximately 6:30 pm on Jan 6, two vehicles collided head on at Route 202 and Grandview Avenue in the Town of Ramapo. Both drivers were trapped in their respective vehicles with one aflame. Ambulances and medics were in route to the scene. EMS reported that one of […]