BY MICHAEL CAHILL Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day, a coordinated day of action to get all Americans registered to vote. So the question is, are you registered yet? With the general election coming up fast on November 6, the time to register is now. Consider, if you don’t vote in November, then it will […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF New budget among topics discussed at Tuesday’s board meeting; big meeting on Champlain Hudson Power Express to be held in Stony Point on October 23 Supervisor Geoff Finn is claiming victory in his first battle against high taxes, as his inaugural budget is set to come in below the two percent tax […]
BY LEGAL LARRY The controversial development of a parcel in Ramapo known as Patrick Farm was again the subject of recent appellate court decisions. The proposed development by the current owner seeks to build high-density, multifamily housing on 208 acres of woods off Routes 202 and 306 outside Pomona. The lawsuits challenge the findings made […]
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced last Thursday that Baudilio Ramos, 59, of Spring Valley has been convicted of sexually abusing a three-year-old boy. The jury in the trial found Ramos guilty of one county of sexual abuse in the first degree, a felony, and one count of endangering the welfare of a […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature’s Budget & Finance Committee met on Monday night to discuss possible solutions to the Board of Health’s revised busing policy for special needs children. The revised policy could leave some students without adequate transportation and impede access to needed services. A presentation by Commissioner of Health Dr. Joan […]
The new Stony Point Ambulance Corps Building on South Liberty Drive opened recently, and at 6:39 p.m. Saturday, September 15, a time capsule was buried during the grand opening celebration. Geri Thompson, Stony Point Ambulance Corps Historian, told the gathering of 40 that the piece of Stony Point history will be buried for 50 years. […]