A failed effort to to track shell casings in the interest of solving crimes appears to be heading to legislative repeal. The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association said they applaud Governor Cuomo’s proposal to scrap the Combined Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS). After collecting over 356,000 spent shell casings since March 2001 at an […]
Etta James dies at 73 Legendary singer, Etta James, died at age 73 last Friday from complications resulting from her battle with leukemia. She had been in poor heath for a few years, having suffered from hepatitis C, as well as being diagnosed with dementia in 2009 and then was hospitalized the next year with […]
The Seals have been “taking the plunge for the community since 1999″ It’s that time of year again… The Stony Point Seals 13th annual Polar Plunge Come take the plunge for a good cause Super Bowl Sunday February 5, 2012 Grassy Point Seawall 12:00 p.m. Due to weather and lack of parking, it is […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Among the good places to eat in Stony Point, B’s Nest Deli is surely on the top of many lists. B’s Nest is actually more than a deli, as owner B.J. Slapp is a trained chef who graduated from culinary school and has worked at restaurants all over the world. For Knapp, […]
A judge’s ruling made it risky for Orange County, NY prosecutors to seek a murder charge for the 2008 death of then 25-year-old Laura Vargas, so instead they had to settle for manslaughter in the case against Michael Mele, a registered sex criminal. Mele, who was once arrested for exposing himself and masturbating in front […]
A $30 million-grant program for communities and businesses in New York recovering from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee is now accepting grant applications, Empire State Development and the Department of Environmental Conservation announced this week. The program consists of two components: $21 million through the Business Flood Recovery Grant Program to be directed to […]