The owner of this home at 65 Central Highway in Garnerville has about had it with locals allowing dogs to poop on his front patch of lawn and not cleaning it up. He has decided not to take the issue lying down, posting this sign in an effort to ward off would-be violators. It reads, […]
Jasmin and Desmaret to lose pension benefits If federal prosecutors have their way, Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and former Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret may be stripped of their government pensions. Prosecutors moved to take the benefits if they are convicted on corruption charges. Jasmin and Desmaret were targeted for taking bribes from Moses “Mark” Stern, […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Traffic was backed up on South Mountain Road last Friday afternoon as production vehicles and crew members descended upon the area to shoot scenes for an upcoming season two episode of the Fox drama “The Following.” The show stars Kevin Bacon as an FBI agent tracking a serial killer played by co-star James […]
Food trucks are immensely popular but what about a “food bus?” Rocklanders are asked to do their part in helping “Stuff a Bus with Food for Rockland’s Hungry” on Friday, Sept. 27, 5:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the Park & Ride on Route 59 by NYS Thruway Exit 14 in Spring Valley. “Stuff a […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Travelers along Route 59 in Nanuet might have done a double-take this past Friday night and Saturday as they passed the Rockland Mattress parking lot. It was hard to miss the large RV parked alongside the circular silver tent and the smoking fire pit. No, these were not some campers who took […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE About 100 arts lovers and supporters attended the annual County Executive Arts Awards last Wednesday. It was the 24th annual awards ceremony, an event originally initiated by Rockland County’s first County Executive John Grant of Haverstraw with his wife Mary. Six awards were given to individuals and an arts organization for […]