SNAP SCAM

Perps allegedly turned food stamps into money stamps BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe announced on Tuesday that 26 defendants were being charged with defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) out of tens of thousands of dollars in food stamp benefits. “It appears that every time we look […]

Body Found: Manhunt for L.I. Shooter Turns to Hudson River

Body Found: Manhunt for L.I. Shooter Turns to Hudson River

CONFIRMED UPDATE:  Body found in Hudson River this morning has been identified as the man sought in last week’s deadly Long Island shooting Police find corpse of middle-age Asian man near Iona Island BY BILL DEMAREST STONY POINT – The hunt for a gunman suspected of killing a man at a company near the Roosevelt […]

Late-Night Brawlers in Nyack Ordered to Perform Community Service

Late-Night Brawlers in Nyack Ordered to Perform Community Service

Judge: More than fines needed to make a point By Bill Demarest NYACK – After a period of relative calm, Nyack’s Village Court session on Thursday included nine cases of visitors to the village who were accused of participating in late-night fights along Main Street. While the usual punishment is a $250 fine, that was […]

Two STAR Registration Events in Rockland this Week

The NYS Tax Department will register homeowners receiving the Basic STAR exemption at two events in Rockland County in the coming days. – 10/1, 7:30 p.m., Fieldstone Middle School, 100 Fieldstone Drive, Thiells – 10/8, 7:30 p.m., Town of Orangetown, Orangetown Townhall, 26 W. Orangeburg Rd The STAR Registration program impacts 52,908 Basic STAR recipients […]

Health Department Schedules Flu Vaccine Clinic

Pomona, NY – The Rockland County Department of Health announces that its first flu vaccine clinic will be held on Friday, September 27 from 1 – 4 p.m. in the Robert L. Yeager Health Center, Building A Exhibition Hall, located at 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona. The vaccine is free of charge to adults 60 […]

Take a Walk in the Park This Fall!

Take a Walk in the Park This Fall!

Get exercise and enjoy the great outdoors at free guided park walks Fall is here, and the Rockland County Department of Health encourage you to put on your walking shoes and enjoy the “great outdoors!” Join experienced Rockland County trail guide docents on a variety of free local guided walks. “We hope county residents take […]