You read it here first [Update – The DA arraigned Sparaco on dozens of charges of possession of a forged instrument and filing a false instrument (for allegedly falsely reporting petition addresses) and falsely stating that he rented a room to two cousins he then registered to vote] Legislator Frank Sparaco has been arrested by […]
From GasBuddy It’s no trick, but a very big treat: the average price of regular gasoline has just fallen below $3 per gallon in the United States for the first time over 46 months, according to GasBuddy. The average price in New York remains above $3/gal, averaging $3.35, while in New Jersey the average price […]
The proposed 2015 budget for the Town of Ramapo, submitted by Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, contains a stipend payment to a board member above and beyond what others are receiving. There will be a public hearing on the budget this Thursday night, November 6, at 7 p.m. in Ramapo Town Hall. On page 53 of […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN In the wake of the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) October 6 decision to issue a Presidential Permit allowing the development of the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) transmission line, elected officials from Haverstraw and Stony Point, as well as community activists, are exploring the options of what can be done […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The inclusion of a new anti-opiate overdose drug in the equipment of local first responders was used twice in Rockland last week. First an overdosing 49-year-old man was revived with a dose of the lifesaving drug and the following day a 31-year-old woman. Orangetown Police reported that on Wednesday, October 29, an […]
Award highlights continuing concerns about system capacity and safety BY CHERYL SLAVIN The cause of the sewage system failures remains debated, as does the question whether the problem has since been resolved. Julius Graifman, chairman of the Sewage District, claims that most of the overflows occurred as a result of extreme weather conditions when storms […]