On April 11 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., the first ever North Rockland Sports Day For Charity will take place at NRHS. All proceeds will go directly to Stand Up To Cancer, Boomer Esiason Foundation, and Friends of Karen. The event will feature obstacle courses, relay races, sports, and many more fun-filled activities for adults […]
Drone law scrutinized by public; Hood vows to bring bill back to committee for changes BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – A proposed law which would have limited the use of aerial drones met with criticism in the County Legislature, with enthusiastic remote control hobbyists expressing concerns over potential over-reach and over-regulation of harmless recreational and […]
In subplot, Hoehmann says Town of Clarkstown often ducks competitive bidding processes BYÂ CHERYL SLAVIN A host of troubles appears to be dogging the Rockland Sewer District No. 1. Last October the district was ordered to pay almost a million dollars to the New Jersey village of Upper Saddle River for damages caused by sewage overflows […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – Input from Suffern’s Board of Trustees was not sought in the crafting of the village’s 2015-2016 draft budget or on its proposed tax and rate hikes, according to two members of the board. The budget proposal, which was submitted on March 20, raised eyebrows with sizable increases in property taxes, […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY- Rockland County Legislature Aron Wieder called a press conference Thursday to address “The Jew in Rockland,” a Youtube video released on the Internet, days before Easter and Passover weekend. Wieder addressed a crowd of about 13 press members and a few concerned citizens at the County Building to first-off deny […]
Craig P Ferguson, 44, of 88 Benson St. in West Haverstraw was arrested this week and charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal trespass in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, unlawful possession of marijuana and possession of burglary tools in connection with an alleged break-in at a […]