Michael Pointing no longer United Water GM

Michael Pointing, general manager of United Water’s West Nyack operations for the past several years, has been removed from leadership and replaced by interim GM David Stanton, who also is president of the United Water Regulated Division. United Water refused to address rumors circulating about Pointing’s departure, stating “It is our policy not to discuss personnel […]

Jojo John receives two years for 2013 boat crash DUI that claimed lives of two close friends

DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Jojo K. John (DOB 01/04/78) of 37G Gail Drive, Nyack, New York was sentenced to two years in the Rockland County jail on his guilty plea to two counts of vehicular manslaughter in the Second Degree, class “D” Felonies, in the deaths […]

Obama EPA nixes Andy’s Tappan Zee Dreams

PRESS RELEASE EPA Decision on State of New York’s Proposal to Use Clean Water Funding for Projects Related to Replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides millions of dollars to the State of New York, which in turn provides funding to local governments for various clean water purposes, including […]

Enterovirus D68 sickens more than a dozen in New York

(CNN) — More than a dozen cases of Enterovirus D68 have been confirmed in New York state, according to officials. “EV-D68 is causing cases of severe respiratory illness … sometimes resulting in hospitalization, especially among children with asthma,” the NYS Department of Health said in a statement Friday. Enteroviruses are quite common in September; the U.S. […]