Victor Delacruse, age 24, of Yonkers, NY, Angel Castillo, age 32, of Yonkers, NY, and Edward Negrin, age 31, of Brooklyn, NY, were arrested in Suffern for criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor. The property allegedly stolen was used cooking oil taken from commercial locations and commonly re-used for biodiesel fuel. Estimated value […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL During the Rockland County Full Legislature Session on Tuesday January 15, the Legacy Community Activist Award was presented to Haverstraw Mayor Michael Kohut and community activist Marion Breland-Oswald. The award was presented by Maureen Kenney, the director of POW’R Against Tobacco. “Rockland County is known as a trailblazer in tobacco control […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Residents and officials continue to examine whether a new project designed to move electrical power from Canada to New York City may circumvent local regulations to take private property in Stony Point under eminent domain, according to local activists and elected officials. The Champlain-Hudson Power Express, a high voltage direct current energy […]
BY MERRILL MATTHEWS “There’s nothing like being a victim of your own success.” That must be what American natural gas producers are thinking right now. Their profound success in recent years in expanding our national energy supply has inspired American policymakers to consider strapping them with strict new trade restrictions. These regulatory efforts are deeply […]
Hadeler Hardware in Pearl River closing up shop after more than 100 years BY ALLAN GOLDSTEIN In a few short weeks a Rockland County institution for over 100 years will be closing its doors for the final time. The Hadeler General Store opened for business in 1905 in what was then the quiet country community […]
Though he’s yet to make an official announcement, “everyone knows” that Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman is planning a campaign to run for mayor of the Village of Spring Valley. In fact, Friedman has already been seen campaigning vigorously, knocking on doors throughout Spring Valley. One constituent who preferred to remain off the record told the […]