Case against ex Spring Valley building inspector dismissed

Case against ex Spring Valley building inspector dismissed

Wayne Ballard, a former employee of the village of Spring Valley accused of deliberately filling false information with the village, was cleared of all charges on Thursday when Judge Kevin Russo dismissed the case against him. Ballard was charged in connection to the 2021 Evergreen Court fire, which destroyed an assisted living facility in Spring […]

Student arrested with loaded firearm at Nanuet High School

On Monday, January 30, 2023 at approximately 3:00pm, the Clarkstown Police Department began an investigation into a report of a student in possession of a firearm inside Nanuet Senior High School. Nanuet HS Staff received an anonymous tip that a student may have a firearm in their possession. The school staff immediately alerted the School Resource Officer (SRO) […]

Hold the salt: Rockland Congressman introduces bill to raise federal tax cap

Hold the salt: Rockland Congressman introduces bill to raise federal tax cap

Congressman Lawler (NY-17)  is working to reverse  a recent change in federal policy  that has left many New Yorkers with a much higher tax bill. On Monday, Lawler took the first steps  toward realizing his  campaign promise to dismantle the S.A.L.T. cap put in place by former president Trump, which limits the amount of state […]

Fetus discovered in Pascack pumping station

Fetus discovered in Pascack pumping station

During the early hours of Monday January 9th,  the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the County Sewer District reporting that a worker recovered what appeared to be a human fetus from a catch drain at the Pascack Pumping Station located at #169 Convent Rd in Nanuet, NY. The pumping station is “checked regularly”, […]

Rep. Jones secures $ 29 million in funding for Rockland

Rep. Jones secures $ 29 million in funding for Rockland

On  Monday December 26, U.S. Representative and Rockland native Mondaire Jones (D-NY) applauded the passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, which includes nearly $29 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) for 15 different projects across New York’s 17th Congressional District. The bill was passed in the House today and now goes to […]

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