Rockland pummeled with snowfall, icy rain expected later BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Last week’s “historic” blizzard might have passed with little impact or fanfare, but this week’s snowfall might retain some of the impact promised before last week’s dud. Preliminary predictions estimated anywhere from 8 to 12 inches of snow for most of […]
North Rockland Cheer Team Makes History Years of teamwork, determination and the indomitable Red Raiders spirit led North Rockland’s cheerleading team to achieve the unbelievable this week: they were crowned national champions after a no doubt performance in Dallas, Texas. The team, led by coach Lauren Bunyan Gould for the past several years, blew […]
RAMAPO AND SUFFERN POLICE DEFUSE POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION A large police event took place Friday afternoon around 5 p.m. Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborne stated, “It was a pursuit that Ramapo PD got into in Sloatsburg. When it came into Suffern we assisted them in boxing the car in and removing the driver who was […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN New York City Police Officer and Stony Point resident Andrew Dossi was honored Wednesday night at the regular Stony Point Board Meeting, which had been postponed one day because of the winter storm warnings. Officer Dossi had been shot twice as he and fellow Officer Aliro Pellerano, who was also injured, attempted to […]
County honors Joseph B. Brown to launch Black History Month PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day today presented the 2015 Buffalo Soldier Award to New City resident, Village of Spring Valley Police Officer and former United States Marine Corps Sergeant Joseph B. Brown. “It is a privilege to honor Officer Brown, who went from serving […]
Supporters say the company is brining rateables and high-tech jobs to Rockland BY KATHY KAHN It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize Rockland, like the rest of the world’s communities, relies on gasoline to get from Point A to Point B. What most don’t realize is that everyday items—from eyeglasses to clothing—also rely on petroleum as […]