New Stony Point Firehouse Opens

New Stony Point Firehouse Opens

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The new Wayne Hose Company “sub-station” or Firehouse #2 on the corner of Rt. 210 and Central Highway in Stony Point has opened and volunteers are excited. After years of discussion and saving money away, construction started December 2010 and just finished up this past weekend. Fire Commissioner Chairman Bruce MacRae said, […]

Jagota Case May be First of its Kind

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Zugibe’s office says they had no precedent to examine in prosecuting domestic servitude case involving an arranged marriage Arranged marriage is still a custom for many cultures in the world. However, what recourse does a wife have if the family she is married into literally treats her like a slave in a […]

Lowdown on West Haverstraw Village Board Meeting of March 7

BY JESSICA DOWNER Residents of West Haverstraw gathered at the Village Hall for the first board meeting of the month to discuss fire department districting and the growing stray cat population. The meeting opened with a report from the police department, showing a total of $10,354 in fines last month. A letter from Orange & […]

PIP police: Teen driver of weaving sedan with eight minors inside was drunk

PIP police: Teen driver of weaving sedan with eight minors inside was drunk

BY JERRY DEMARCO **ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON WWW.CLIFFVIEWPILOT.COM (Bergen County’s leading site for breaking news)** A Palisades Interstate Parkway officer who stopped a swerving sedan on the PIP said he found eight Rockland County juveniles inside, some of them drunk — including the driver. Officer Gregory Kimbro Jr. was headed southbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway […]

HandTrux: How to Turn Your Arm Into a Bulldozer

HandTrux: How to Turn Your Arm Into a Bulldozer

BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN Local man’s life experience leads him to invent amazing toy Innovation and an extensive knowledge of machinery came together for Rockland County resident Ernest Autumn Van Den Heuvel when he invented, HandTrux, one of the most popular toys at last yearโ€™s ASTRA (American Specialty Toy Retailing Association) Toy Fair. The HandTrux Backhoe […]

Lowdown on Stony Pointโ€™s March 13 Board Meeting

BY MICHAEL CAHILL Police contract agree, fate of GenOn property discussed The Stony Point Town Board met Tuesday night at the RHO Community Center Building to approve items for the summer and sign a new contract with the PBA. After months of negotiation, the town and the PBA have come to an agreement for a […]