The North Rockland community was met with tragedy on April 9 of this year, when 21-year-old Stony Pointer Christian Ascolese perished in a car accident on Gate Hill Rd. The driver of the car, his friend Anthony C. Simini of West Haverstraw, is now facing second degree vehicular manslaughter (felony), DWAI drugs and reckless driving […]
By Michael Riconda NEW CITY – In the latest conflict between the County Legislature and County Executive, County Executive Ed Day rejected proposed changes to the Rockland County Charter on the grounds that they do not go far enough. A resolution amending various parts of the County Charter passed the Legislature on July 1, but […]
SPRING VALLEY – After weeks of tension over the fate of Spring Valley’s summer camp program, there might finally be a resolution. On Thursday, State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Loehr ordered Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme to comply with a July 2 Village Board resolution re-opening the summer camp after the mayor’s dismissal of Youth […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – As Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to weather the fallout from a July 23 New York Times investigative report chronicling his alleged interference with the anti-corruption Moreland Commission, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe issued a press release Monday clarifying his role in the Commission, lauding its work and stating […]
As almost 10 years of planning, designing and building come together, the Tappan Library ended its first phase of renovation and expansion with the temporary closing of its building at 93 Main Street on July 28 to facilitate safely moving daily operations to the new space, formerly known as The Stable. The original library building […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Till this point, the Rockland County Legislature had thrown its support behind County Executive Ed Day’s efforts to consolidate and trim county operations. However, at their July 29 meeting, they decided some of those efforts were too risky to warrant approval. Faced with six resolutions which reclassify or abolish […]