Recap of October 27 Tappan Zee

Recap of October 27 Tappan Zee

New bridge expected by 2017; no plans for a train at this time BY KOREY WILSON Plans for a rebuilding the Tappan Zee Bridge are underway.  The Federal Highway Administration along with New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and New York State Thruway Authority are working on ways to improve the structure that has […]

Local Residents Earn Academic Honors at Dominican College Honors Convocation

On November 21, Dominican College students were recognized for academic achievement at the College’s annual Honors Convocation. During the Honors Convocation Ceremony, students who were named to the Dean’s List for one or more complete years were awarded a symbol appropriate to academic excellence, the tassel that graduates wear during commencement. These distinctively colored tassels […]

Timelines — 12/1

 Public urinator stabs Nanuet man On Thanksgiving evening around 7:45 p.m., a 54-year-old man from Nanuet was stabbed after an argument escalated when another man was seen urinating in public. The 54-year-old, a Forest Brook Road resident, was taken to Nyack Hospital for treatment. He told police that he came across a man urinating near […]

TWO STONY POINT STORES ARE NAUGHTY; SEVEN ARE NICE

Food Mart on 9W and Fuel Mart on Willow Grove flunk the underage customer test On Wednesday, November 23 the Stony Point Police Department, assisted by the Rockland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Rockland County Drug Task Force, conducted an underage alcohol sales investigation. The operation began at 8:00 p.m. and […]

Pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts for Tots

Pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts for Tots

BY DIANA BIERMAN Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the Stony Point Community Center, dozens of kids and their families gathered for an evening of holiday-themed arts and crafts. “It gives everyone a little bit of a breather,” said Noreen Smith, Recreation Facilities Supervisor for the Town of Stony Point. Smith has been […]

CRIME REPORT 12-1

CRIME REPORT 12-1

 DA REPORT: Elias Atkins-Dobie, age 34, residing at Farrell Street, South Burlington, VT, was sentenced November 22, 2011, before New York State County Court Justice William K. Nelson to a state prison term of 2 years and 3 years post release supervision after pleading guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree. […]