REPORT BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The intentions of the Journal News’ editorial board in publishing a highly controversial “interactive gun map” are further occluded by an inconvenient fact. According to Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato, in Rockland County a large number of the names and addresses on the map are not even correct. Piperato said, […]
As the ball dropped in Times Square and the world welcomed in the New Year, Mark and Ismini Svensson were already working towards their New Year’s resolution – a 50-state initiative. Under the banner “50 Acts of Giving Back,” the couple have established a goal of traveling and performing charitable services in every state in […]
The annual Stony Point Seals Polar Plunge is coming into high gear. This year victims of Hurricane Sandy will be the beneficiaries of the popular charity event which attracts hundreds to plunge into the icy Hudson River on Super Bowl Sunday. It is appropriate that Hurricane Sandy victims will benefit from the event as it […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES EXCLUSIVE Armed guards from RGA Investigations have taken up post at the Journal News’ Rockland County headquarters BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Guns are good for the goose but NOT for the gander. A Clarkstown police report issued on December 28, 2012, confirmed that The Journal News has hired armed security guards from […]
Putnam County will not be releasing records of pistol permit holders to Gannett’s The Journal News the Rockland County Times has learned. A press conference will take place on Thursday in Putnam making the announcement official. NYS Senator Greg Ball (Patterson – R, C, I), Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant and other officials will gather […]
BY MARC MATURO Rockland County Times’ sports reporter Marc A. Maturo is a lifetime honorary member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He was the Mets beat writer for the Gannett Westchester Newspapers from 1978-1985, and every year continues to write in the name of Pete Rose on his Hall of Fame ballot. At […]