BY MAURA MONAGHAN The FBI arrested seven people on Wednesday, including six Ramapo residents, for allegedly stealing $14 million from a federally subsidized program meant to provide technology to underprivileged students in local yeshivas. Prosecutors say the seven arrested – Peretz and Susan Klein of Spring Valley, Ben Klein of Monsey, Simon Goldbrener of Monsey, […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman Most New York taxpayers who choose to itemize when filing their federal tax returns are now aware of the new federal tax laws, which limit taxpayers to a maximum of $10,000 when claiming their State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions from their future federal tax returns. This represents a major […]
NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert caution Rockland residents and visitors about the continued importance of taking measures to protect against ticks, as a new tick species, the Haemaphysalis longicornis tick, commonly known as the “longhorned tick,” has been found in New York […]
A 26-year-old man was shot early Sunday morning in Pomona after attending a weekend party on Hidden Valley Drive. The victim arrived at Good Samaritan Hospital with a non-life-threatening penetration wound. Ramapo Police were alerted by hospital staff of the shooting incident to investigate. At this time the motive of the shooting is unknown. […]
First pool (group) of mosquitoes to test positive this season for West Nile Virus in Rockland County COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert this week announced that the first pool, or group, of mosquitoes to test positive this year in Rockland County for West Nile […]
Decapitated Animals Connected to Caribbean Religion The recently discovered decapitated animals found in Pomona are believed to have been part of a Santeria ritual, professed experts told the Journal News this week. Santeria is “a pantheistic religion with West African roots that migrated to the Caribbean via the slave trade,” where it combined with Roman Catholicism. […]