Orange & Rockland propose rate hike Orange & Rockland Utilities has proposed a pair of revised rate increases for Rockland residents, changes which now await public hearings and state approval. The utility is awaiting the Public Service Commission’s go-ahead to charge $18.1 million more in electric rates and $49.2 million more in natural gas rates. […]
NEW CITY – Clarkstown Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a road repair worker in Nanuet last Tuesday and are looking to the public for help. The incident occurred on June 9 at around 5:30 p.m. when the suspect disregarded a flagger at the site of roadwork at the corner of Second […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature broadly voted on Tuesday to approve a new set of county regulations which aim to prevent the illegal use of aerial drones. The law, which was subject to two public hearings and a re-write before it reached the body for a final vote, would require […]
It’s been over four years, but Frank “The Mad Flasher” Chillino is up to his old tricks, Stony Point PD has informed the public. Back in 2010 and 2011, Chillino was charged with public lewdness twice over a three month span, for purposely standing naked in front of the windows of his home at 15 […]
OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2015 FUNDING COUNTY PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day and Office of Community Development Director S. Ram Nagubandi on Monday announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded more than $1 million in federal funding through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) […]
BYÂ CHERYL SLAVINÂ When Lizanne Fiorentino took the helm of the Hi Tor Animal Care Center Board of Directors in January 2014, she adamantly proclaimed that it was her intent, and that of the new board, to usher in an era of transparency, fiscal responsibility and improved relations with volunteers and staff. Now a year and […]