BY CHERYL SLAVIN At last Tuesday’s meeting, the Stony Point Town Board opened the public hearing on the proposed amendments to the planned waterfront zoning, a process aimed at optimizing the economic potential of the town’s extensive river frontage. As explained by town planner Max Stach, the overall goal of the amendments would be to […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services So far in 2015, market volatility has picked up sharply. With continued fighting between Russia and Ukraine, another half resolution to the Greek debt crisis, falling oil prices and some very disappointing fourth quarter earnings, it’s no wonder markets are zigzagging. And while the S&P […]
Former longtime funeral director of TJ McGowan Funeral Home in Haverstraw Donald Cranston was indicted recently on charges of grand larceny in the second degree for allegedly stealing $200,000 from the funeral home over a 40-month period between 2010 and 2013. District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that Cranston would purposely not report services rendered […]
BY DIANE DIMOND There is a lot of unfairness in the world. The American justice system stands ready to counter that, right? Not so fast. When it comes to men and allegations of paternity, women have a decidedly upper hand. Whatever the woman claims in court most often becomes fact. And once a court has […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY As conveyed during my State of the County message earlier this month, the eventual sale of Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center remains a critical element in the County’s economic turnaround. With lower reimbursement rates and increasing costs, the facility continues to lose money, with its future operating […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, POLICE DIVISION: Ruben Monroy-Jordan, age 31, residing in Haverstraw, NY, was arrested on February 21, 2015 for DWI. A Sheriff Patrol Officer observed the subject operating a motor vehicle on Route 45 in an erratic manner and with an equipment violation on the vehicle. The subject was found to be intoxicated […]