New City, NY (September 4, 2013) – Rockland County Legislator Ed Day (New City-Pomona) has requested a committee discussion concerning several incidents relating to water quality that occurred at United Water New York’s Lake DeForest Treatment Plant at various times during the month of July and the subsequent failure by the utility to provide timely […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Sometimes the line that divides right from wrong can seem blurred. A hot topic at Clarkstown’s Town Board meeting on August 20 had to do with the Code of Ethics in the town code. The recent tapes that Legislator Frank Sparaco released to the public were mentioned by members of the […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato came out in support of County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger’s campaign for county executive, earning Schoenberger’s cross-endorsement for Piperato’s own county clerk re-election campaign. Piperato explained he chose Schoenberger because he wanted to support a candidate who he believes can work with local leaders, update […]
By Michael Riconda New City – In a special session on Tuesday, July 23, the Rockland County Legislature made progress on the planned sale of the Summit Park Nursing Care Facility, appointing three members to the recently-formed local development corporation tasked with finding prospective buyers for the financially-troubled nursing home. The Legislature selected its three […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA AND MARC MOSS New City – In a bombshell revelation, the Rockland County Republican Committee revealed on July 15 that county legislator and Clarkstown Highway Department “constituents representative” Frank Sparaco, caught both Democratic and Republican officials proposing potential bribes in order to win the seat of Clarkstown’s Highway Superintendent for Democratic Highway […]
At about 2:50 p.m. on July 7, 2013, the Ramapo Police Department arrived at 28 Mallory Drive, Hillcrest. A possible, unattended death had been reported. The responding officers found an unresponsive female. Rockland County Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. She was later identified as 33-year-old Blanca Estella-Tobias-Tobias. A neighbor notified her family members. […]