Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler introduced the Fentanyl Kills Act, which adds to the U.S. criminal code that any individual who is found to have trafficked fentanyl shall be deemed to have attempted to perpetrate murder. National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day is on August 21 every year, initially established in 2022 to honor the […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Leahy advise residents that a case of measles has been confirmed in a Rockland County resident after returning home from traveling a week prior, where a potential exposure had occurred. This person visited a healthcare facility on Wednesday, August 20th, and reported a rash […]
On August 20, 2025, the Spring Valley Police Department conducted a proactive vehicle larceny operation in response to a recent uptick in vehicle break-ins affecting village residents. While monitoring the areas of Rose Avenue, Ewing Avenue, Prospect Street, and the Bethune Boulevard corridor, officers observed a male subject matching the description from previous larceny investigations […]
A full report on the 2023 deaths of Watson Morgan, Ornela Morgan, and their two sons has been published by the New York Office of Special Investigation. According to the investigationa, after Bronxville Police officer Watson Morgan failed to show up for his shift, Lieutenant William Carroll of the BPD called the Clarkstown Police Department […]
District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on August 25th that Ira Bernstein, 51, of Montebello, New York, has pleaded guilty to Tampering with Physical Evidence in connection with a second plot to murder his wife. In the first plot, in 2016, Bernstein was arrested by the Town of Ramapo Police Department and charged with […]
What’s going on in Rockland County from Thursday, August 28th– Wednesday, September 3rd Email gillian@rocklandcountytimes.com with events! Orangetown TAPPAN: Tappan Library, Halloween Costume Swap Donate old Halloween costumes and accessories for kids and teens anytime between Tuesday, September 2nd and Sunday, October. 5th. Then stop in Monday, Oct 6th from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. […]