BEAR MOUNTAIN – Construction has begun for two new cell phone towers on the Palisades Interstate Parkway between Orange and Rockland counties. The new towers, one in Tomkins Cove and the other at Bear Mountain, are expected to be completed before the end of the summer. The dead-zone area is dangerous to travel without cell […]
SUFFERN, NY – Organizers held a “Support Our Police” rally in the Village of Suffern on Sunday, July 12 at the Washington Avenue Soldier’s Monument and Triangle. About 1,000 persons showed up in Suffern to stand in solidarity with law enforcement in the wake of national demonstrations in opposition of perceived police unfairness.
The State University of New York has certified the SUNY Rockland Community College Fall 2020 Restart Plan, and classes will begin on Tuesday, September 1. “While New York has seen an encouraging drop in the number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in March, we will continue to be prudent while reopening the campus,” says RCC […]
Local Peal River resident Andrew Ansbro has been elected President of the FDNY’s largest union, the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York, which represents 20,000 active duty and retired New York City Firefighters. Ansbro was elected in June of 2020 to the post, after serving as a UFA Delegate from 58 Engine in Harlem […]
Highway Superintendent Charles “Skip” Vezzetti announced that public review and comment for the Federally funded $2 million Grassy Point Road Bridge Replacement Project is open. In lieu of a typical public information meeting and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project plans are available for review online and in-person at the Rockland County Highway […]
Residents on Smolley Drive in Monsey had a visit from this big guy this evening. RPD patrol responded and were able to scare the bear into nearby wooded area without incident.