TIMELINES 2-26

Pacquiao vs. Mayweather confirmed for May 2 The long-awaited pair-up between boxing’s two greatest current fighters was announced last week after May 2 was confirmed for a historic super-fight between five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. Fans, commentators, fighters, and other personalities in the sport pleaded for the fight to […]

Orange County man found guilty of child sexual abuse

NEW CITY – An Orange County man was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually abusing a boy several times over the course of three years. Patrick Crowe, 36, of Middletown, New York, was found guilty on charges of predatory sexual assault of a child, a class A felony and sexual conduct against a child in […]

Talk of $30 million highway complex re-emerge in county government

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Support from the county executive has revived shelved plans to build a new $30 million highway complex to replace the current, aging structure in New City. The new building, which would be situated on a 27-acre property near Thruway Exit 14 in Chestnut Ridge, was prioritized by County Executive […]

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY HONORS FORMER U.S. NAVY PETTY OFFICER MAUREEN F. MORGAN WITH ANNUAL FREEDOM AWARD

Rockland County Executive Ed Day and the County’s Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan today presented Pomona resident Maureen F. Morgan with the third annual Rockland County Freedom Award for her outstanding service to our nation as a Petty Officer in the United States Navy. “It is an honor to recognize the service of Petty […]

Two more animals test positive for rabies in West Nyack

BY MICHAEL RICONDA WEST NYACK – Only a month after a skunk tested positive for rabies in West Nyack, another two animals were found to have been infected in the same area. Two raccoons were discovered to have rabies in the area around Van Houten Fields in West Nyack. The incident is the third such […]

Falco: No known terror threats against regional malls

Sheriff urges residents to remain vigilant in response to Mall of America threat BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – With fear mounting following terror threats against Minnesota’s Mall of America, the Lower Hudson Valley has been on alert for potential threats of their own. However, while law enforcement personnel remain vigilant toward both larger terror […]