Tentative Budget Passed in State Capitol— with an asterisk

Tentative Budget Passed in State Capitol— with an asterisk

By Kathy Kahn It’s back to the drawing board for NYS State Comptroller Tom Di Napoli as he deals with a tentative budget that doesn’t add up since no one will be paying their taxes this month. Before Wuhan virus, Chinese flu, novel coronavirus, COVID-19 or anything close to it arrived the first week of […]

Monsey Machete Attack Victim Dies – Rockland County Legislators Ask Public Not to Attend Funeral Due to COVID Pandemic

Monsey Machete Attack Victim Dies –  Rockland County Legislators Ask Public Not to Attend Funeral Due to COVID Pandemic

Josef Neuman, a victim of the December 28 machete attack at a Hanukkah party in Monsey, passed away after three months battling injuries related to the attack. He was the most severely injured victim of attacker Grafton Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake. Charges against Thomas will presumably be upgraded to murder in wake of Newman’s […]

ORANGE & ROCKLAND, ROCKLAND ELECTRIC CO. WARN CUSTOMERS: BEWARE SCAMMERS DURING CURRENT HEALTH EMERGENCY

ORANGE & ROCKLAND, ROCKLAND ELECTRIC CO. WARN CUSTOMERS: BEWARE SCAMMERS DURING CURRENT HEALTH EMERGENCY

Orange & Rockland (O&R) and Rockland Electric Co. remind customers to remain aware of would-be scammers during the coronavirus emergency. Scammers may take advantage of the emergency to try to get customers to give them money or to let them in their homes. Orange & Rockland and Rockland Electric Co. offer this advice: Beware of anyone visiting, e-mailing, or […]

Fatal House Fire in West Nyack

Fatal House Fire in West Nyack

On Tuesday, March 25 at approximately 5:50 a.m. the Clarkstown Police Department responded to 9 Wheeler Pl. in West Nyack for a report of a house fire. As units from Clarkstown Police arrived on the scene of the single family home they observed heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear of the house which […]

1,340 POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES IN ROCKLAND STAY HOME TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

1,340 POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES IN ROCKLAND STAY HOME TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert continue to warn residents of the widespread confirmation of COVID-19 in our county. The cases are rising dramatically each day, and it is expected this trend will continue. Currently, there are 1,340 reported positive cases of the novel […]

Rear-door Boarding on Rockland County TOR buses

Rear-door Boarding on Rockland County TOR buses

New City, NY, – In an effort to limit potential exposure to COVID-19 by reducing contact between passengers and bus operators, Rockland County’s Transport of Rockland (TOR) bus service will begin rear-door boarding on Friday, March 27, 2020. County Executive Ed Day said, “Our TOR buses continue to operate regular service to ensure that our […]