By Joel Grossbarth A federal judge has reversed a jury verdict in favor of Rockland County in a suit brought by 16 Rockland County probation officers. Judge Kathryn H. Vratil granted the probation officers post-trial request for judgment notwithstanding the jury verdict in favor of Rockland County. The lawsuit alleged that Kathleen Tower-Bernstein, Rockland County’s […]
By Keith Shikowitz After many court cases, newspaper and television media stories and governmental hearings, the years long saga plaguing the residents of North Wayne Ave in West Haverstraw with regard to the porta potty company Johns to go has finally ended. North Wayne Ave has been plagued by a stink residents state, from the […]
32-year-old man remanded to County Jail after virtual arraignment Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announces the virtual arraignment of the suspect in Monday’s double homicide in Valley Cottage. Robert C. Williams III, 32, of Hillcrest, NY, was arraigned on second degree murder charges Saturday by way of video conferencing. District Attorney Walsh […]
“We have collectively, once again, borne witness to a heartbreaking event. As a 20-plus year member of law enforcement who has had command responsibility, I can find no rationale at all for the type of force that was used and for the length of time it was deployed. What happened in Minneapolis is far beyond […]
SPRING VALLEY, NY May 27 , 2020 — Three O&R Gas Operations employees who rescued an elderly Monsey man from a burning building in December have been awarded the Society of Gas Operators’ (SOGO) prestigious 2020 Dick Morgan Heroism Award. SOGO, an industry group that provides information and public education programs about the gas business, […]
On Sunday, May 24, 2020, Boy Scout Troop 29 placed over 360 new flags along the graves of Veterans buried at Gethsemane Cemetery, Rockland Lake, Congers, N.Y. Due to social distancing protocols, the Boy Scouts were unable to invite other groups, such as the Girl Scouts, to participate. Left to right in photo: Eagle Scout […]