On Saturday, January 10 the Orangetown community gathered to bid farewell to the county’s oldest known tree. Located in Sparkill, the 350-year-old White Ash Tree-once considered the largest champion white ash-had been struggling over the past decade. Dead for the past two years, it was finally removed Saturday. Many will remember the former Tony’s Lobster […]
Clarkstown, NY – On Friday, January 9, 2015 at approximately 4:01 p.m. State Police stopped a vehicle driven by Jean Claude A. Mehu, 61, of Spring Valley, NY for numerous traffic law violations. It was determined that Mehu was impaired after he failed field sobriety tests and he was transported to SP Tarrytown for processing where he refused a […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to gather together and express gratitude for all that we have been given, the freedoms we enjoy and the loved ones who enrich our lives each day. Nearly 400 years after the Pilgrims came to America in search of a better […]
Despite campaign statements to the contrary, Senator David Carlucci has decided to remain a part of the the five-member Independent Democratic Conference, a coterie of Dems who caucus with Republicans. “The people of my district care about results, they care about governing, and they care that their elected officials are motivated by ideas and not […]
Comment by Ian Blake Newhem, acting president, RCC Federation of Teachers, associate professor of English “As the acting President of the RCCFT, I vow to spearhead an era of transparency and democracy. It goes without saying that the entire Executive Board shares this mission, which has already begun in earnest as we fully cooperate with […]
Conservative Republican Karl Brabenec, whose candidacy was nearly sabotaged by fellow Republican Dan Castricone’s decision to run on the United Monroe ballot line, has taken a 164-vote lead over Democrat Elisa Tutini in the Assembly District 98 campaign. Castricone agreed to shun all votes from the religious bloc community and ended up gaining over 25 […]