New claims against former BOCES Hilltop principal Kimberly Taylor are similar to those exposed in a recent WABC investigation, which revealed verbal and possible physical abuse by Principal Taylor toward students at the school. In the new case, “Jane Doe” has accused Taylor of verbally accosting her son 10-year-old “John Doe” and laying her hands […]
Ramp closures scheduled from 10 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday as part of $16.2 Million Repaving Project The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that overnight closures of exit 14 (Spring Valley – NYS Route 59) southbound on and off-ramps from I-87/I-287 and the on ramp from Old Nyack Turnpike will occur on […]
ENTERGY Buchanan – Entergy continues to investigate the cause of the failed transformer and subsequent spill of the transformer’s dielectric fluid following the event which occurred on May 9. The failed transformer is located outdoors in the transformer yard and external to any buildings that contain radioactive materials. Preliminary assessments of the moat system designed […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE NEW CITY, NY — Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Rating Services today upgraded its long-term and underlying rating to “BBB” with a Positive Outlook from “BBB-” with a Stable Outlook on the County of Rockland’s general obligation debt. This is the first S&P rating upgrade for Rockland County since 2002 and the County’s […]
A man riding in an ambulette was killed Thursday afternoon when it smashed into a Brega minibus at the intersection of Rt. 303 and Palisades Center Drive. Two passengers in the minibus and drivers of both vehicles were also taken to Nyack Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The 48-year-old man who died in the accident […]
NYSDOT Motorists are advised that single lane closures are planned for the Route 59 West between Crosfield Avenue and the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, so crews may perform construction activities, weather permitting. Lane closures are scheduled to occur on weekdays beginning Thursday, May 14 to Tuesday, May 19, between […]