Letter to the Editor: Lung Association Says Village of Haverstraw Should be Proud

Dear Editor, We were disappointed to learn that Big Tobacco succeeded in its attempt to force the Village of Haverstraw to rescind its ordinance prohibiting the display of tobacco products in retail stores (Smoked out: Haverstraw Village to drop anti-tobacco ordinance, online edition). The tobacco industry hoped that the resources available to a small village [โ€ฆ]

New York State Legally Harassing Nanuet Head Shop โ€œVillage Sensationsโ€

Village Sensations of Nanuet is one of 16 stores in 12 counties being sued by the New York State Attorney Generalโ€™s Office for mislabeling substances such as synthetic marijuana and bath salts in order to get around federal and state laws. Undercover investigators bought illegally labeled intoxicants and the transactions were caught on video. Twelve [โ€ฆ]

Four Clarkstown Stores Busted for Underage Alcohol Sales

During the month of June, the Clarkstown Police SMART Sales Unit,  in conjunction with Officers of the Rockland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) and utilizing underage undercover agents conducted alcohol compliance checks of local businesses in the Town of Clarkstown. Out of a total of 30 businesses compliance checks for [โ€ฆ]