PIERMONT – A floating concrete plant brought to the Hudson River to assist with the construction of the New Tappan Zee Bridge was shut down after a silo structure failed this morning, bringing down two other silos but resulting in no injuries. The incident reportedly occurred around mid-morning on a platform close to the Westchester […]
NEW CITY – Clarkstown Police advised residents on Monday to be wary of an unidentified individual who attempted to gain access to a Congers home under the guise of an Orange & Rockland utility worker. Police stated in a December 16 press release that a woman living on South Congers Avenue in Congers was home […]
By Michael Riconda NEW CITY – The County Legislature convened on December 15 to conclude its formal budget process, overriding a series of line item vetoes by a wide margin and effectively dissipating the last round of cuts proposed by County Executive Ed Day and almost all proposed cuts overall. The override, a comprehensive vote […]
Thomas Greco, 24, of Stony Point, lost his life in a head-on collision on Central Highway in Stony Point this evening. At approximately 4:20 pm on today December 15, 2014 the Stony Point Police Department responded to a serious personal injury motor vehicle accident on Central Highway at the intersection with Sullivan Drive in Stony Point. The […]
LETTER FROM MAYOR CARL WRIGHT TO SLOATSBURG COMMUNITY Please be advised that a level 2 sex offender, Edward Bott, who served approximately 13-14 years in prison for sexual abuse has been assigned to live in Sloatsburg. He is being placed in an area that is close to swimming facilities, a playground and a park and […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY The Nyack Village Board this week unanimously approved the final design of a 5,000 sq. ft. concrete waterfront skate park to be located in Memorial Park. Scheduled to be completed by late spring 2015, it will be the first park of its kind in Rockland County. Such public skate and biking spaces, […]