The Congers Crash Fifty Years Later

By Supervisor George Hoehmann Friday, March 24, 1972, started off as another typical early spring day in Clarkstown. It was just a week before Easter and the high school winter hockey season had just ended the day before with spring sports about to start. Temperatures in Congers that morning were in the low forties, it […]

Suffern teen faces 6 months in jail following fatal intoxicated car crash

Faces of family members, high school students and police officers flooded the fourth floor of the Rockland County Courthouse on March 15, 2022 as they awaited the sentencing of 17-year-old, Joseph Debellis from Suffern. Debeillis pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing his classmate in a car crash earlier this year. Debellis is sentenced to  […]

Pearl River Parade is Back This Sunday

After two years on hiatus, Pearl River’s biggest celebration of the year is back on! The second largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, Pearl River’s annual celebration will happen on March 20, the first day of Spring, and will mark the 58th anniversary of the celebration. The event normally draws thousands of visitors […]

Retired Orangetown Police Chief hero passes away

The Orangetown Police Benevolent Association announced on Monday, March 14th, the passing of retired Police Chief Kevin Nulty. Nulty was appointed as a town police officer in 1976 and moved up the ladder as appointed chief in 1997, until he took on retirement in 2019. During his retirement, he was a Criminal Justice & Government […]

Project Hope Begins Operation: Free Crisis Counseling Available

County Executive Ed Day and the Department of Mental Health’s Acting Commissioner Susan Hoerter, D.O. are pleased to announce the operation of Project Hope. Project Hope is a FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funded program operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health in conjunction with Astor Services for Children and Families and […]