TIMELINES 6/20/13

Man arrested for possession of fake money orders Rockland County resident Shae Stevenson was arrested in Clarkstown on June 10 after being discovered with over $1 million in counterfeit money orders. Stevenson was driving his SUV in Clarkstown when he was pulled over and briefly detained for possessing a suspended license. Upon searching the car, police […]

TIMELINES 4/25/13

East Ramapo School Board President Resigns from East Ramapo School Board East Ramapo School Board President Daniel Scwartz announced that he would be resigning on Monday, making him the most recent in a string of departures by officials from the divided school district. Schwartz explained he left because “Personal and business obligations” prevented him from […]

TIMELINES 4/18/13

Resolution Urges Congress to Extend Highlands Conservation Act Passed by County Legislature Vice Chairman of the Legislature Alden H. Wolfe sponsored a resolution to urge the US House of Representatives to pass House Resolution 712 to extend the Highlands Conservation Act of 2004, that is due to expire at the end of 2014, until the […]

Timelines 4/4/13

Pistol Permit Opt Outs Flood County Clerk Offices In response to a provision in New York’s new gun control law allowing pistol permit holders to exempt themselves from Freedom of Information Law requests, county clerk offices have reported a deluge of opt outs from permit-holders. If an applicant fills out a form released by State […]

TIMELINES 3/14/13

Stephen Baldwin Avoids Felony Charges with Plea Deal Actor and Rockland resident Stephen Baldwin recently reached a plea deal with county prosecutors in which he will plead guilty to one charge of failing to pay income taxes and pay a hefty invoice in exchange for staying out of prison. Baldwin will be required to pay back […]