Bitter cold temperatures, compounded by gusty winds, made the going even tougher as local area scouts participated in the Greater Hudson Valley Council’s Klondike and Iditarod 2023 on February 4 . The annual winter Scouting event, held every February in Rockland County at Camp Bullowa in Stony Point, allows scouts to put their scouting skills […]
The town of Haverstraw has voted to approve a settlement in an on going lawsuit with K’Hal Bnei Tora, which would allow construction to proceed on the proposed house of worship at 62 Riverglen Drive in Theils. The move was approved dur- ing a Joint special meeting of the Haverstraw Town Board and Planning Board on Monday, where […]
Every year during February Rockland presents the Buffalo Soldiers Award to outstanding African-American veterans who live in the County. A “Buffalo Soldier”is the nickname first given to members of African-American cavalry regiments of the U.S. Army who served in the western United States from 1867 to 1896, noted for their courage and discipline. Last week I had the […]
County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced today that a Rockland County Grand Jury has indicted Ottoniel Gomez-Martinez, 42 of Ramapo, New York, on one count of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child (PL Sec. 130.96), one count of Rape in the First Degree (PL Sec. 130.35(3)), one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (PL […]
Over the past four years, it’s been tough to find a more nauseating storyline to follow than the Kyrie Irving soap opera in Brooklyn. It’s quite astonishing that one of the most talented basketball players in the world could bring nothing but aggravation and bad vibes to an organization. Last week, his latest stunt of a […]
In our past articles, CUPON has focused on the DEC and EPA’s failure to act to protect our environment, specifically our drinking water and wetlands. It seems like these government agencies are allowing developers to continually break the law. Our question is why? Our last few articles have been primarily focused on two areas, although […]