United Water tells North Rockland customers: Water may taste and smell different beginning this week

United Water’s Letchworth plant goes online to meet summer water needs  United Water announced this week that its Letchworth plant will be put online to service customers in Stony Point and Haverstraw during the high volume summer season. United Water utilizes a variety of water supplies, including ground water from wells and surface water from […]

Drunken man creates armed barricade at Willow Grove Rd. residence

Drunken man creates armed barricade at Willow Grove Rd. residence

An alcohol-fueled domestic dispute at 491 Willow Grove Rd. last night escalated until 36-year-old Matthew Conklin barricaded himself in the house with a rifle and police were called. A neighbor said that Conklin had several minutes earlier threatened to shoot at police officers if they arrived. Lieutenant Keith Williams said the reports of a threat against […]

North Rockland School Board Passes Final Budget; Public Vote Will Be May 19

BY CHERYL SLAVIN On Tuesday night, May 5, the North Rockland School Board held its final meeting prior to the budget vote scheduled for May 19. School Superintendent Ileana Eckert made the final presentation of the budget, already approved at the prior meeting of April 21. Although the public had an opportunity to comment or ask […]

Timelines, May 1-7, 2015

NYPD officer dies after being shot in the face An NYPD officer who was shot in the face over the weekend has since died of his injuries at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens. Brian Moore, a 25-year-old Massapequa native, was allegedly gunned down by Demetrius Blackwell, an ex-convict, on Saturday in Queens Village. Moore […]

BRABENEC: SKELOS MUST RESIGN POST

BRABENEC: SKELOS MUST RESIGN POST

A Statement from Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) Sen. Dean Skelos needs to resign as Senate Majority Leader now that he has surrendered to federal authorities after corruption charges were filed against him. As elected officials, we are entrusted to act selflessly in our representation of constituents. Sen. Skelos broke that public trust and needs to […]