Clarsktown Police Office of Public Information Subsequent to a rash of recent residential burglaries the Clarkstown Police Department instituted a burglary task force which formulated a comprehensive operational plan. The plan included supplementation to the daily patrol efforts by sending out additional patrol officers to concentrate on stopping the burglaries. On March 21, 2013 at […]
Rockland County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger is sponsoring a resolution calling upon the State of New York and the State Thruway Authority to name the Spring Valley Toll Plaza in honor the late Armand Miele. Mr. Miele, the former publisher of the Rockland County Times, a civic activist and a real estate developer, passed away on March […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL The color green flooded the streets this past Sunday in Pearl River. Thousands of locals and out-of-towners crowded the sidewalks for the town’s 51st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade sponsored by the Men and Women of the Rockland County Ancient Order of the Hibernians. Although the parade originally […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point – Updates on United Water’s proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw were discussed at the Stony Point Town Board’s most recent meeting on March 19, with Supervisor Geoffrey Finn promising a drive for answers on issues surrounding the plant. Finn explained that Stony Point’s town engineer Kevin would be questioning Haverstraw’s […]
BY TOM OSSA March is Irish Heritage Month, and the great Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Pearl River just came and went on March 17. If you’ve ever been to the parade, you might have seen some of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians marching alongside their male counterparts waving to the crowd. Some may […]
Suffern Commuters Complain to NJ Transit about Homeless Issue The presence of homeless men sleeping in Suffern train shelters has prompted several Rockland commuters to speak up on the matter, urging NJ Transit to resolve the issue. According to a recent Journal News piece, homeless men often sleep on the glass shelters’ heated floors, leaving […]