NEWS FLASH 9/4/14

Primary season winds down This year’s political primary season is coming to a head next Tuesday, September 9 and features some intriguing and unlikely races. The most interesting, at least for those who follow inside politics, is the GOP Committee race in the Town of Clarkstown. Legislator Frank Sparaco and County Executive Ed Day are unofficially […]

Legislature partially rejects county executive’s cost-saving layoff plan

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature has proven persistent in its fight to preserve the jobs of county employees, equally persistent to County Executive Ed Day’s effort to achieve cost savings. In a series of near unanimous votes, the Legislature’s Budget & Finance Committee rejected three proposals to abolish a total […]

Repurposing Books into 3-D Art: New NY Bridge

STORY & PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN Delta, Pennsylvania, is about three and one-half hours by car from Nyack, New York. Factor in rain and traffic, and it becomes a journey. Earlier this month, pop-up book artist Jodi Harvey-Brown made that roundtrip to The Empire State — specifically, to the Rockland Community Outreach Center — to enter […]

Sheriff Announces Tele-visitation at County Jail

New City, NY – Sheriff Louis Falco III announced this week that the Sheriff’s Office has implemented a Televistation system at the Rockland County Correctional Facility that allows inmates to receive mental health evaluations from the County Department of Mental Health, consult with their attorneys at the County Public Defender’s Office or complete an interview […]

Pet of the Week: ADOPT GIGI

GiGi is a 5-year-old female tuxedo. Adjusting to shelter life surrounded by cats was very stressful for her, but she slowly overcame her fear to enjoy the attention of humans. As soon as you open her cage, she meows, stands up, and sticks her cheek out for you to rub while she purrs. Imagine how […]