Stony Point’s budget passed on Monday, November 21 without much debate and only one dissenting vote; Councilman James White. The budget is the same that Supervisor William Sherwood had proposed. The controversy over police staffing will have to be saved for another day, as Sherwood’s budget provides for a 24-man force, as had been the […]
RAMAPO Ronald Deans, age 43, of Spring Valley NY, was arrested and charge with Driving While Intoxicated – Felony – this was due to a previous conviction for DWI within the last 10 years, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st degree – Felony, and Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury […]
Fifteen people were arrested for allegedly engaging in narcotics trafficking in Rockland County last week in an investigation led by the FBI. Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Janice K. Fedarcyk, the assistant director-in-charge of the New York Office of the FBI; and Tom Zugibe, Rockland County District […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL On Sunday the men’s club at Immaculate Conception Church in Stony Point dedicated a new flagpole and plaque in front of their school building. After the 10:30 a.m. mass, a crowd gathered in the front lawn where the sun was shining bright. Tom Robinson, the treasurer for the men’s club, lead […]
BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM In 2011 the police forces of Stony Point and Haverstraw joined forces for the fifth year to educate young people through the North Rockland Youth Police Academy. This 10-week program showed teens what everyday cops must go through and the kinds of thing they learn on the road to becoming an […]
Before you know it, the holidays will be here, and the Rockland County Department of Health reminds you to get your flu shot, the best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu and its complications. Enjoy your family and friends this holiday season – without sharing the flu. Come to one of the […]