Fourth Annual Blood Drive in Memory of Jimmy McNicholas on Feb 25, 2013

Jimmy McNicholas was born and raised in Garnerville, and attended St. Gregory Barbarigo, Albertus Magnus, and RCC. He was a son, a brother, an uncle, and a friend… until he was killed by a hit‐and‐run driver in Pearl River on May 31, 2009. Let’s not forget this kind Rockland man whose killer has still not […]

New Flower Shop Opens Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

New Flower Shop Opens Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Just in time for 2013’s Valentine’s Day, Lynch’s Flowers has opened at 64 Route 9W in Haverstraw on February 1, beginning business as a local establishment with deep roots in the community. The shop is owned and operated by Jerry Lynch, a fourth generation North Rockland native from Haverstraw and one of […]

STONY POINT RESIDENT ROBERT SHAW NAMED COO OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GROUP

STONY POINT RESIDENT ROBERT SHAW NAMED COO OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALIST GROUP

Robert Shaw of Stony Point has recently been named chief operating officer at Children’s and Women’s Physicians of Westchester, LLP (CWPW), the largest group of pediatric and medical specialists of its kind in the Greater New York region. The announcement was made by Gerard Villucci, CEO of CWPW. “The addition of the chief operating officer […]

STONY POINT POLICE REISSUE BURGLARY WARNING

Info from SPPD Facebook page Police report that over the past few weeks there have been a number of burglaries throughout the county, including neighboring jurisdictions of the Town of Stony Point. The Stony Point Police Department strongly urges residents be observant to suspicious vehicles and/or person(s) in and around their neighborhoods, especially M-F during […]

Cleanup Begins in Paint-Polluted Torne Valley

Cleanup Begins in Paint-Polluted Torne Valley

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Oily residue in nearby Ringwood, NJ, an area negatively impacted by the Ford plant. Photo Credit: Environmental News Service Hillburn – After decades of problems in the Torne Valley due to contamination from the dumping of paint sludge, the Ford Motor Company finally begun hazardous waste cleanup near the Ramapo River on […]

TIMELINES 2/7/13

Free Gun Locks from Rockland County Sheriff’s Office In an effort to keep guns from falling into the wrong hands, the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office began handing out free gun locks on Friday to county residents. A resolution was unanimously passed by the Rockland County Legislature last month that allows for the distribution of 1,600 […]