SEGUNDO THE KNIFER

The perpetrator of a brutal knife attack last year, Segundo Loja-Llivicota, 26, of Spring Valley was found guilty on Wednesday of second degree assault, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. The attack happened on August 23, 2011, when Loja-Llivicota cornered the victim and attacked him with a knife, causing serious injuries. Allegedly the attack […]

Community College Chargeback Reform is in the Air

BY MICHAEL CAHILL Several Rockland County officials announced last week, a five-point plan for combating one of the many fiscal problems facing Rockland, community college chargebacks. Rockland County Legislator Cris Carey, R-Bardonia, Stony Point Town Councilwoman Luanna Konopko, and Orangetown Councilman Paul Valentine joined Rockland County Legislator Ed Day, R-New City, as he announced the […]

Storyteller Festival Stimulates the Imagination of the Audience

BY BARRY WARNER Earlier this month, professional storytellers and student members of the Clarkstown North High School and Lakeland High School Storytelling Clubs took part in the 17thAnnual Rockland County Storytelling Festival at the Haverstraw Center. The event was sponsored by the Rockland Teachers Center Institute. Before the Internet, newspapers, radio, and television, the world […]

ZUGIBE SAYS WOMAN DUPED TRUSTING HOMEOWNERS

From Rockland DA’s Office Sonia Dixon, 42-years-old, of 30 Dunnigan Drive, Pomona, has been arrested and arraigned on one count of grand larceny in the third degree, a class “D” felony, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe announced this week. Zugibe said that Dixon duped homeowners in financial trouble with promises to help their situation. Specifically, […]

What Do SBA & FEMA Have to Offer Storm Victims?

BY MICHAEL CAHILL If Hurricane Sandy damaged your home or business, then the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are here to help. Currently in Rockland County, there are two FEMA disaster recovery centers (DRC), one in Pomona at Provident Bank Park, and one in the Village of Piermont […]

SIMON GROUP GUTS FERRETTI’S HOME

Simon says they are ready to say goodbye to a piece of Rockland history You’ve heard of Americana, and a tear drop falls whenever a classic piece of Americana bites the dust. Well there’s also such a thing as Rocklandia, and this past month Simon Group, the nation’s largest proprietor of shopping malls has begun […]