TWO STONY POINT STORES ARE NAUGHTY; SEVEN ARE NICE

Food Mart on 9W and Fuel Mart on Willow Grove flunk the underage customer test On Wednesday, November 23 the Stony Point Police Department, assisted by the Rockland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Rockland County Drug Task Force, conducted an underage alcohol sales investigation. The operation began at 8:00 p.m. and […]

Pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts for Tots

Pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts for Tots

BY DIANA BIERMAN Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the Stony Point Community Center, dozens of kids and their families gathered for an evening of holiday-themed arts and crafts. “It gives everyone a little bit of a breather,” said Noreen Smith, Recreation Facilities Supervisor for the Town of Stony Point. Smith has been […]

CRIME REPORT 12-1

CRIME REPORT 12-1

 DA REPORT: Elias Atkins-Dobie, age 34, residing at Farrell Street, South Burlington, VT, was sentenced November 22, 2011, before New York State County Court Justice William K. Nelson to a state prison term of 2 years and 3 years post release supervision after pleading guilty to Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree. […]

Lowdown on this week’s Haverstraw Town Board Meeting

Lowdown on this week’s Haverstraw Town Board Meeting

BY KOREY WILSON It was business as usual for the Town Board of Haverstraw on Monday, November 28. The Town Board held its regular bi-monthly public hearing at Haverstraw Town Hall in Garnerville. The board discussed and successfully passed several expenditures on the town’s agenda. Among them was the purchase of two new four-wheel drive […]

Mike Diederich, Jr. to Deploy to Afghanistan

2007 and 2011 Democratic candidate for County Legislature (District-1) Mike Diederich, Jr., an Army reservist, is being ordered onto active duty, for military service in Afghanistan.  Lt. Col. Diederich is an Army lawyer and member of the “Judge Advocate General Corps.”  As a “JAG” officer, is the Command Judge Advocate of the 655 Regional Support […]

President of Riverkeeper and Allies to Battle Pro-Drillers at

An “Oxford-style” debate on the future of “hydro-fracking” or “fracking” in New York’s Marcellus Shale region will take place on Thursday, December 1, 2011, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., at the Nyack Village Theater, 94 Main Street (2nd Floor), in downtown Nyack, New York. The public and media are invited to attend. The event is co-produced […]