Rockland County Health Commissioner Richard Maloney was suspended with pay on Friday, July 5 pending an investigation and possible disciplinary charges. If he is found guilty, Maloney could be reprimanded or terminated. The details of the charges remain vague, except for a statement from Deputy County Executive Terry Grosselfinger that they involve a “personnel matter” […]
Michael Williams ran drug gang that plagued region including Rockland NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the 112 year sentence imposed on convicted drug runner Michael Williams in Albany County Court this week. Williams is the first of three men convicted of 45 felonies by a jury in a 12 week trial […]
WHITE PLAINS, NY –The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter will officially kick off its 2013 Light The Night Walk campaign at the Mid-Hudson Valley Kickoff Party on Sunday, July 28 from 2 – 4 p.m. at Provident Bank Park in Pomona. The event is open to the public, free of charge, and […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley – Ultra-Orthodox students attending the United Talmudical Academy in Spring Valley gathered on July 10 in a large demonstration to protest recent changes to Israeli law removing armed service exemptions for yeshiva students. Elementary and middle school-aged students assembled in lines, holding signs and banners denouncing the state of Israel […]
Bear is an adult German Shepherd/Chow mix that came to Bergen County Protect & Rescue Foundation as a stray on Christmas Eve 2012. He was tied to a tree and left for dead. If it were not for BC Protect & Rescue volunteers, he would have gone to a local high kill shelter to be […]
Moreland Commission given broader powers to combat corruption The Moreland Commission, a body recently assembled by Governor Andrew Cuomo to investigate corruption, has recently been given new powers to assist in its investigations. With a recent alliance between Governor Cuomo and State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, other Commission members may be named deputy attorney […]