Body Pulled From the Hudson On Wednesday afternoon, a man on a rowboat spotted a body in the Hudson River, near the Nyack Beach State Park. The rower called 9-1-1, who then brought the Rockland Sheriff’s Marine Unit to the scene. The body was identified as male, but the Rockland Medical Examiner’s Office is yet […]
State to Regulate Code Enforcement Officers New York State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-Rockland) thanked New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday Dec. 19 for signing their code integrity bill which allows the NY Secretary of State to revoke or suspend the certificates of code enforcement officers on grounds of misconduct […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman As a follow-up to the November 30 Ombudsman’s article on this paper’s endorsement of the need for the recall of Chrysler’s 2017 Pacifica Minivan, this Ombudsman has contacted our local Congresswoman, Nita Lowey, requesting her assistance in this critical matter. The following information is quoted from my letter to the […]
DOJ Files Appeal After Federal Court Says Military Must Accept Transgender Recruits According to the Liberty Counsel, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an appeal after the US District Court for the District of Columbia said the military must accept transgender recruits beginning Jan. 1, despite President Trump’s opposition. The DOJ is reviewing legal […]
On Veterans Day last month, the 65th Infantry Honor Task Force presented war veterans and supporters with the Order of St. Maurice Medal and the St. Joan of Arc Medallion. Included were various members of the 65th Infantry Regiment of Puerto Rico – The Borinqueneers – Congressional Gold Medal 2016. ST. JOAN OF ARC […]
Ramapo Residents Fight Townhouses Proposal Ramapo residents are fighting against a proposal to build almost 700 townhouses on the former Minisceongo Golf Club property on Pomona Road. The sale was announced in March and the new owners haven’t filed formal plans for the site, but residents are voicing concern over the potential impact a multifamily-home […]