BY MICHAEL RICONDA Clarkstown – The death of Valley Cottage resident Peggy Nadell, 81, who was found with a knife wound at her 644 Andover Road home on Saturday morning, is being investigated as a homicide by Clarkstown Police. According to police, Nadell was found by her daughter Suzanne Scaccio shortly after 9:30 a.m. on […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER Twenty years ago, the Winter Olympics housed the biggest story in the United States (until a certain white Bronco was caught in a police chase) as the Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding drama played itself out. Now, 20 years later, the US is still looking to make headlines, but with a considerable reduction in […]
Fire officials warn residents to use extreme caution with heaters BY BILL DEMAREST SPARKILL – A fire that damaged two buildings and put four families out in the cold Sunday night in Sparkill is being blamed on an electric space heater. Rockland County Director of Fire and Emergency Services Gordon Wren Jr. said today that […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley – The most recent termination by Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme has provoked more debate on the mayor’s actions since taking over as head of the village government only two months ago. The vote to appoint Spring Valley attorney Judeline Zamar Rouzard as the new deputy village attorney of Spring […]
Haverstraw kicked off the town meeting this week with a bang, as they decided to approve the annual fireworks display for July 4 at Bowline Park. The town board approved costs for up to $40,000 to light the town’s night sky. This will be the second year in a row where the town set an […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Rob Maher, Rockland historian and president of The Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain, celebrated the publication of his new photo book, “Rockland Lake, Hook Mountain and Nyack Beach” (Acadia, 2014) with a talk and slide show presentation at the Championship Golf Course last Sunday. The event also featured a fascinating […]