Lowdown on North Rockland School Board Meeting, March 6

BY MICHAEL CAHILL The North Rockland Central School District (NRCSD) School Board met Tuesday evening in the auditorium of Fieldstone Secondary School for their regular meeting and the unveiling a new district mission statement. The meeting once again started on a musical note, as the cast of North Rockland High Schoolโ€™s production of “Thoroughly Modern […]

ATT Updates Cell Coverage at the Palisades Mall

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF As of holiday season 2011 AT&T customers may have noticed a major upgrade on the service they receive on their cell phones while shopping at the Palisades Mall in West Nyack. That’s because the giant telecommunications company invested in new technology and an updated network for the mall. They installed a new […]

Medicaid Redesign in Rockland

Medicaid Redesign in Rockland

BY MICHAEL CAHILL Last January Governor Cuomo issued an executive order, which created New York Stateโ€™s Medicaid redesign team with the purpose of reducing the cost of Medicaid in New York, while also increasing the efficiency and quality of the program statewide. The fiscal year 2011 โ€“ 2012 saw the redesign team develop a package […]

Ten Arrested on Social Service Fraud Charges

Charges have been filed against 10 Rockland County individuals for alleged social service fraud after referrals from the Rockland County Department of Social Services. The defendants โ€“ who range in age from 24 to 58 โ€“ allegedly falsified applications submitted to the Rockland County Department of Social Services between 2008 and 2011, making it possible […]

Timelines — 3/7

Gunshots fired in Haverstraw Last week, police recovered four bullet casings in an area of Haverstraw near Trimble and Wall Street. They have not found the shooter or what could have been several shooters, at this time. Police responded to a report of up to seven gunshots last Wednesday night. Witnesses reportedly told police that […]

Crime Reports — 3/7

DA REPORT: Anthony Adolino, age 21, residing at 97 Gurnee Avenue, Haverstrawย was indicted on February 29, 2012 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for thecrimes of Robbery in the 1st Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 4th Degree and CriminalPossession of Stolen Property in the 5th Degree.District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that […]