Residents file Article 78 against Anellotech

Stop Anellotech, a grassroots community coalition which opposes the expansion of the Anellotech research facility located on the Pfizer campus in Pearl River, has filed an Article 78 petition in Rockland County Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the negative declaration issued by the Orangetown Planning Board last September that “the proposed action will not have […]

Rockland County Police Welcome Home Wounded NYPD Officer

BY BILL DEMAREST STONY POINT – Local police officers from Rockland County today welcomed home one of the two police officers who was wounded in a Bronx gun battle. Officers from the Stony Point Police Department were joined by other officers, including members of the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department, in greeting Police Officer Andrew Dossi, 30, of Stony […]

Rockland County Development Director, Appointed in 2014, Leaves Office; New Director Expected to be Named Soon

BY BILL DEMAREST NEW CITY – Friday was the last day in office for Rockland County’s economic development director, Calherbe Monel of Spring Valley, with County Executive Ed Day expected to soon name a replacement to the post. County officials said Monel left Day’s administration to seek other opportunities. Day has not yet announced who […]

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK HOLDS “TOURING TUESDAY” OPEN HOUSES ON JANUARY 27

Elementary schools throughout the Archdiocese of New York will host an  archdiocesan-wide open house event, “Touring Tuesday,” from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27. These universal open houses are scheduled throughout the school year and are designed to introduce prospective families to the life-long benefits and value of a Catholic education. “Touring Tuesdays” offer an exciting […]

SGT. LOUGHLIN AND SUFFERN PD RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE

Sgt. Andy Loughlin of Suffern PD was recently recognized by the NYS Law Enforcement Accreditation council for handling the village’s recent re-accreditation process where the police department was awarded this status. Accreditation status has been awarded to approx. 20 percent of the police departments in New York State and indicates those departments met or exceeded […]

THE STONY POINT BOARD STRIKES BACK AGAINST KEVIN MAHER

Following nuisance Article 78 filed by Town Engineer Kevin Maher, Stony Point abolishes his position and opts for contract with private firm all the while denying the obvious; Fate of Letchworth property also discussed at board meeting BY CHERYL SLAVIN In a surprise move that elicited gasps from the audience, the Stony Point Town Board resolved […]