TIMELINES 7/17/14

Haverstraw explores consolidation of justice system The Town of Haverstraw is currently exploring the option of submitting a $100,000 state funding application in the hopes of improving the efficiency of their justice courts and police department. The funding would allow municipalities to explore the possibility of consolidating the village justice courts in Haverstraw and West […]

Summit Park sold for $36 million

STATEMENT OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAY, LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN WOLFE AND RCHFC CHAIRPERSON SHERWOOD ON AGREEMENT TO SELL SUMMIT PARK HOSPITAL AND NURSING CARE CENTER: “Rockland County and the Rockland County Health Facilities Corporation (RCHFC) today finalized an agreement to transfer ownership of Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center to the Summit Park Acquisition Group.  The […]

About One-Third of Nyack Gas Main Project Completed

NYACK – Orange and Rockland Utilities has completed about 35 percent of the latest phase of a $1.3 million project to modernize Nyack’s gas system to make it more reliable and frost resistant. READ MORE: http://nyackfreepress.blogspot.com/2014/07/about-one-third-of-nyack-gas-main.html

Clarkstown day spa prostitution sweep nets seven suspects

NEW CITY – Following a seven-month probe, Clarkstown Police and the District Attorney’s Special Victims and Community Prosecution units nabbed seven suspects in a sweep of five Clarkstown day spas where prostitution allegedly took place. The undercover operation, which began in November 2013 and continued into May 2014, targeted area day spas where workers stand […]

County Executive vows to continue push for county charter reform

BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The County Legislature has approved its amendments to the county charter, but the debate over the inclusion of additional items is not yet over. In an interview with the Rockland County Times, County Executive Ed Day expressed disappointment that the legislative version of the reforms did not include term […]