County auditor to Legislature: Sell Sain Building

County auditor to Legislature: Sell Sain Building

BY KATHY KAHN Rockland’s Legislature seemed caught between a rock and a hard place as it tried to  grill county auditor Bob Bergman on “missing” paperwork that Leg. Aiden Wolfe said had been requested repeatedly. Bergman says he’s been trying to gather more information on possibly mishandled and misdirected funds, noting Community Development Block Grant information […]

PostNet in Suffern Hosts Food Drive in November

PostNet in Suffern Hosts Food Drive in November

In Rockland County, one in 10 people are living in poverty, many don’t know where their next meal will be coming from. From Nov. 1 through Nov. 21, PostNet in Suffern, a local printing and shipping small business located at 74 Lafayette Ave., hosted a food drive to collect dry and canned food items for […]

5 TONS OF FOOD DONATED BY NORTH ROCKLAND TEACHERS

5 TONS OF FOOD DONATED BY NORTH ROCKLAND TEACHERS

On Friday, November 18, North Rockland Teachers’ Association Representatives drove a caravan of seven cars and vans to the North Rockland Food Pantry to deliver over 10,000 pounds of food items, 24 turkeys, three hams and over $200 in gift cards.    The teachers and students of the North Rockland Central School District ran a Thanksgiving […]

Crime Report 11/23/16

Crime Report 11/23/16

STONY POINT PETIT LARCENY & CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY Antonio Lopez, 45, of 91 S. Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, was arrested on November 9, 2016 for petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree (bench warrant). The defendant was arrested on an active bench warrant issued by the Stony Point […]

NY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENTS WELCOME REPORTS OF PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS

NY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENTS WELCOME REPORTS OF PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS

Albany, NY, November 22 – County highway professionals throughout New York State reacted favorably to the news that President-Elect Donald J. Trump is exploring ways to fund repairing the nation’s aging roads and bridges. “As the statewide organization of county highway superintendents and public works commissioners, we are always encouraged to hear our political leaders […]