BILL DEMAREST PEARL RIVER – A Rockland County man and a New Jersey man were arrested on assault charges after they were involved with separate incidents last Sunday in Pearl River in which two Orangetown police officers were injured, according to Orangetown police. Police said one town officer was treated for an injury to an […]
Fiona is a 4-year-old domestic long hair cat. She came to Hi Tor as a stray. Fiona is a very sweet cat but it does take some time for her to warm up. She is very quiet but does occasionally cry for attention when she is in her cage. Fiona would be good with other […]
Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann this week announced, after suffering two credit downgrades in previous years, the town’s credit rating has stabilized at AA+ according to the latest rating by Standard & Poor’s. The AA+ rating reflects Standard & Poor’s view that “the town has a newly elected supervisor and its financial management team has made […]
STATEMENT FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE: The Rockland County Department of Health was notified Monday morning of an individual who died of bacterial meningitis. The individual was a foreign national who was visiting relatives for the holidays. During the visit, the individual fell ill and was taken by the family to a local hospital. The […]
BY BARUCH HOROWITZ A black-faced Haman doll with dreadlocks hung outside the window of a local home in Spring Valley in celebration of Purim caused an uproar and outrage with the neighbors who did not find it funny at all. The homeowners at the house, who have been hanging such dolls for years, had no […]
BY KATHY KAHN For more than three decades, Julianne Ramos has been guiding the Rockland Center for the Arts in West Nyack. Today, March 30, she’ll be handing over the reins of the establishment she helped to build into one of Rockland’s most popular arts venue to ROCA’s interim director, Art School Director, Daly Flanagan, […]