Rockland Week In Review, March 7, 2008
Podcast file Flash video For Palisades native, war trauma ends in suicide An evening rush to forget, after building collapse Some bridge tolls, train tickets increased over weekend Boy, 15, indicted...
View ArticleStony Point police promotions; Haverstraw cops honors their own
The Stony Point Police Department will hold a promotions ceremony on Wednesday while the Havestraw Police Department will host its second annual awards ceremony on Monday night. The Stony Point...
View ArticleHaverstraw town’s plan to improve court security
Haverstraw town announced this week its plan to improve court security, using the grant the town recently received from the state Office of Court Administration. Towns and villages in the county have...
View ArticleHaverstraw village wants to promote its extended hours
Haverstraw Village Clerk Emma Velez told me yesterday that she wanted to remind residents that Village Hall at 40 New Main St., has been offering extended business hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. the...
View ArticleMock car crash at Fieldstone to show dangers of drugs and alcohol
The anti-drinking and drug message while driving will be demonstrated for Fieldstone Secondary School 9th-graders with two mock car crashes on Tuesday at the West Ramapo Road campus. The volunteer...
View ArticleTown supervisors get ready for their performance
Its details remain secret because it’s a surprise, but the four town supervisors in Rockland have been meeting twice a week since the beginning of this month to practice their performance — singing...
View ArticleAnother domino effect in Haverstraw courts
Haverstraw Town Board this week appointed West Haverstraw Village Justice John K. Grant to town justice to fill the unexpired term of Thomas Walsh, who was recently appointed by Gov. David A. Paterson...
View ArticleHaverstraw town is to fix police officers’ wrong pension plans
Haverstraw town moved forward with switching six police officers’ pension plans so that they can get full benefit after 20 years instead of having to work until they are 62 years old. It took about...
View ArticleDemocratic primary in Haverstraw village
Filing of petitions for the Sept. 9 primary election has started today, and Ricky Sanchez, a Democrat of Haverstraw village, has already filed his petition to run for a village trustee seat, according...
View ArticleRockland Week in Review, July 11, 2008
There were many major breaking stories out of Rockland this week, check them out on the Week in Review. Podcast file: Flash video: Links to related articles: Judge gives ‘monster’ Modica 2 years...
View ArticleHaverstraw village decides not to limit its powers under eminent domain
The Haverstraw village board this week told Bruce Kanner, one of the owners of the former Empire State Chair Factory, that the village decided not to adopt a local law limiting the village’s powers...
View ArticleRockland Week in Review, July 25, 2008
9:31 p.m., Thursday, July 24: At this moment, I am on my way to Morristown, N.J., to see my first EVER nephew, born 7:20 p.m., weighing in at 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Shai Rubin, welcome to Earth! Oh, and...
View ArticleRockland Week in Review, Aug. 15, 2008
Strange accidents, education assessments, police indictments AND MORE in this Week in Review. Watch … if you dare. Podcast file: Flash video: Links to related articles: Ramapo fires cop accused of sex...
View ArticleRockland Week in Review, Aug. 22, 2008
Here’s the Week in Review, ladies and gentlemen. Podcast file: Flash video: Links to related articles: Mother recounts horror of house fire Legislators carve $427M from state budget Hollywood director...
View ArticleRockland Week in Review, Sept. 12, 2008
Here’s the newest Rockland podcast. Podcast file: Flash video: Links to related articles: Jaffee cruises to victory in 95th Assembly District race 5 arrested in Haverstraw nunchuck brawl RCC report...
View ArticlePersistence wins a dock for North Rockland crew team
I stopped by Admiral’s Cove Marina in Haverstraw last week to see some happy faces of North Rockland Rowing Club members: The club held a dedication ceremony of the club’s new dock, which would be...
View ArticleNew bridge in Letchworth Village to be dedicated on Veterans Day
On Veterans Day, Haverstraw town in conjunction with the North Rockland school district will be dedicating the bridge on American Legion Way in Thiells to all the men and women who have served the...
View ArticleHaverstraw village sets hearing for sober house expansion plan
Haverstraw village has scheduled a public hearing for a plan to expand a sober house on Hudson Avenue. The facility is operated by Open Arms, an agency that provides residential treatment services for...
View ArticleHaverstraw home owner got 19% school tax hike
After reading the Sept.20 Tax Watch story, Anne Elton of Haverstraw had a good look at her own school tax bill and realized that she’s got a 19 percent tax hike. The Sept. 20 article spelled out what...
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