CONGERS – A Congers man was taken into custody early this morning after he allegedly beat his father to death in his home. Steven Alicea, 33, was taken into police custody today after police responded to a call reporting a domestic incident at his home at 79 Ohio Avenue in Congers. The caller notified […]
STORY AND PHOTO BY JANIE ROSMAN Intent on helping South Nyack handle the increased vehicular traffic once the bike/walking path opens, Nyack offered its parking facilities. After village residents objected to plans presented by the state and South Nyack village officials last year, Nyack Mayor Jen Laird White said, “We immediately reached out to both […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Clarkstown’s Town Board came out in favor of proposed oversight for the East Ramapo School District, voting last Tuesday to officially endorse two legislative bills which aim to straighten out the district with the help of a state-appointed fiscal monitor. The Clarkstown Town Board voted overwhelmingly in favor of […]
County launches new mental health crisis team Rockland County took new steps to address the medical needs of residents last week with the introduction of a new service designed specifically for mental health emergencies. The County’s Behavioral Health Response Team is comprised of units which include a behavioral health clinician and an EMS technician or […]
A photo of a family standing around and their child sitting on the 9/11 Memorial in Haverstraw Bay Park roiled ethnic tensions in Rockland County this week and gained the attention of Rockland County Executive Ed Day as well as a controversial Hasidic Jewish organization that recently put out an even more controversial video “The […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The sudden and unexpected demolition of the historic 1752 Abram Lent House in Orangeburg Saturday has led to an outpouring of outrage throughout Rockland County and even the United States, and has led to the creation of online media efforts to “make sure this never happens again […]