On Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Stony Point first responders will be sponsoring a blood drive in conjunction with New York Blood Center. The blood drive will be held in the Stony Point Fire Sub-Station at 199 Central Highway (intersection of Route 210 and Central Highway), Stony Point, New York. Stony Point […]
WHITE PLAINS – Former Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin was found guilty by a federal judge today of mail fraud and extortion charges stemming from her arrest in 2014. The former mayor, 51, was convicted by U.S. District Court Justice Colleen McMahon after a five-day bench trial. Jasmin will be sentenced by McMahon on August […]
WEST NYACK – A Yonkers resident was taken into police custody on Saturday after he was accused of trying to smuggle stolen merchandise out of a store in the Palisades Mall by hiding them in his pants. Police were called to the Palisades Mall ‘s Macy’s at around 7:45 p.m. after a loss-prevention employee reported […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – Suffern’s Village Board effectively blocked movement on the village’s controversial 2015-2016 budget on Monday when it opted to reject laws which would have tentatively set water and sewer rates and approved taxes in excess of the state-recommended cap. In spite of arguments by Mayor Patricia Abato that the budget was […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Another piece of the area’s history disappeared last Friday when Casabella Contracting of NY, Inc., began demolishing the former state police barracks in Tarrytown. Company President Marcela Pignataro said the certified Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) and first tier contractor for Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) has been working on the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN The county has altered its method of funding nonprofits this year. “We have revamped the process of funding sent to nonprofits with their input,” Rockland County Attorney Thomas E. Humbach explained. Nearly 100 nonprofits in the county participated in meetings and discussions since late February with county Director of Communications Scott Salotto […]