NFL to prohibit off-duty cops from bringing weapons into stadiums The NFL recently instituted a new rule prohibiting off-duty police from carrying guns into any NFL facility, including stadiums. The restriction, which Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association President Jeff Follmer called “disappointing,” was announced via an internal Cleveland Police Department memo. It will only apply to […]
Every 2 ½ hours a person’s name is added to the New York organ transplant waiting list BY BILL DEMAREST NEW YORK – You may not know 13-year-old Lauren Shields of Stony Point, but she may be responsible for saving your life of the life of a friend or loved one some day. Lauren is […]
Victim beaten with guitar, stabbed with broken light bulb, strangled with cord NEW CITY – Rockland County resident William Lewis, who hit a neighbor a guitar, stabbed him with a broken light bulb and tried to strangle him with a cord during a robbery attempt, has been found guilty of attempted murder. The attack left […]
“Personal privacy –a thing of the past,” says former NYC mayor BY KATHY KAHN There’s something lurking above you: “The Cloud.” “That’s where everything is stored today,” former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani told business owners and cyber-security staff from West Point Military Academy at an event hosted by the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation on […]
ARC of Rockland’s 18th annual A Taste of Rockland drew a record crowd of 450 and raised $100,000 at the September 23 event at the Hilton Pearl River. More than 50 restaurants served up a panoply of dishes ranging from the familiar to the exotic. Fine wines and spirits, a martini bar, and an over […]