BY MICHAEL RICONDA Monsey – Ten men, including the head of a Monsey yeshiva, are believed to have been involved in a bizarre criminal operation which may have been involved in dozens of plots to kidnap and torture Orthodox men until they agreed to grant their wives religious divorces. Rabbi Mordechai “Martin” Wolmark and Ariel […]
Fire damages house in Chestnut Ridge Ramapo first responders put out a house fire which damaged a Chestnut Ridge home on Sunday but resulted in no injuries. The fire was reported by a neighbor who observed flames coming out of the roof and windows. Ramapo Police and the South Spring Valley Fire Department responded to […]
Approximately 1,500 people are expected to take part in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Mid-Hudson Valley Light The Night Walk on Sunday, October 20 beginning at 5 p.m. at Provident Bank Park in Pomona. Teams of co-workers, families and friends will walk together in twilight holding illuminated lanterns – white for survivors, red for supporters, […]
County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef today unveiled commemorative plaques in honor of the 2011 and 2012 inductees to the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame. The 2011 honorees include: the late Bernard L. Charles and Eleanor “Ellie” Charles, the late William “Bill” Darden, the late Bernice C. Glass and the late Laurence H. Holland. […]
BY JEANINE RIPPA St. Paul School, Valley Cottage, held its Confirmation last Friday, October 11, 2013. Sr. Stepehn Gerard, O.P. is principal of the school. Most Reverend Dominick Lagonegro was the main celebrant for the mass.
Jobs, staffing, composting top Tuesday Agenda BY ROBERT KNIGHT CITY EDITOR ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES The Orangetown Town Board was pleased with itself three weeks ago when it announced that it would keep its property tax increase to only 1.9 percent next year, meaning the town would just barely skirt New York State’s mandate to keep […]