BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL The parking lot was full and cars were circling to find spots at the Town Board Meeting in Clarkstown on Tuesday, September 10. The front half of the room was full of eager kids and excited families of local sports team. But the back half of the room gave off an […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The Rockland County legislature approved a motion calling on Albany to reject United Water’s planned rate increase and surcharge in the latest blowback against the utility’s plan to finance its proposed desalination plant and other plans. The resolution passed with little fanfare and no public comment from legislators, but […]
A freshman against the Albany status quo BY RAQUEL OKYAY Hudson Valley assemblyman remembers 9-11, says no to war in Syria, and calls for leadership changes in the state’s legislature. “The 9-11 anniversary is a big deal especially here in New York,” said State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R. – Fishkill). Similar to the way […]
On Thursday, October 10, the Rockland Community Foundation will honor the county’s first responders at their annual benefit gala. The event will take place from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the beautiful Hudson Water Club in West Haverstraw. News 12’s Jeanine Rose will emcee the evening’s festivities, and Cablevision will be on hand to cover […]
BY DIANE DIMOND It keeps happening. Nearly every week there are more brutal crimes that bear all the earmarks of being racially motivated but because the victims are white, you will probably never hear about them. We’ve all seen the rallies around black victims of white-perpetrated violent crime — and that’s cool. It’s the right […]
BY HEATHER BARR Sloatsburg – On the 12th anniversary of the tragedy that struck America on September 11, the village of Sloatsburg came together to remember our heroes with a ceremony at Sloatsburg’s community field. The ceremony, which was led by Mayor Carl Wright, was one of the five held throughout Rockland to pay respects […]