Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) last week filed electric and natural gas base rate increase requests with the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC). The average household would see a hike in electricity rates of about $8 per month ($100 per year) if O&R’s rates are approved by the state. In addition gas […]
FBI arrests 14 for mortgage fraud, including some with Monsey connections FBI RELEASE Federal prosecutors led by Preet Bharara (pictured right), the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the assistant director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), arrested 14 New […]
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS NEWS RELEASE K-9 Alerts Officers to Cocaine Hidden in Suitcase JAMAICA, N.Y. — An arriving passenger was ‘sniffed’ out by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection K-9 at John F. Kennedy International Airport trying to smuggle cocaine into the United States. On November 16, CBP officers conducted a canine examination of […]
DA’S PRESS RELEASE + ADDED MATERIAL Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Clifford Garner (DOB 07/24/53) of 80 Catswamp Road, Hackettstown, New Jersey has been charged with: One count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class “C” Felony One count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class […]
By Michael Riconda NEW CITY – A Clarkstown police dispatcher was placed in an unexpected role on Saturday when she assisted with the delivery of a baby girl during a 911 call. The situation began when Nicole Felder, 25 of Pomona, attempted to transport her sister-in-law Mercedes Davila, 26 of New City, to the hospital […]
He’s the once and possible future mayor of Airmont. Ralph Bracco, incumbent village trustee and village mayor from 1993-95, told the Rockland County Times he is running for the top post in the village in the March 2015 election. Bracco said he is one of three candidates who will be vying for the mayoral seat. […]