BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Stony Point Town Board convened at 7 p.m. on January 8 to handle matters which included the swearing in of a councilman, new equipment purchases and leases, the granting of a gathering permit and waiving of a public hearing for the Polar Plunge, and continued public discussion on the Champlain-Hudson Power […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Local parents and community activists organized through the nonprofit organization Advocating For Change met at the First Baptist Church of Spring Valley at 7 p.m. on the evening of January 7 to address problems faced by students in the East Ramapo School District. The meeting, which was chaired by L’tanya Watkins, Pedro […]
Lawsuit Bans Over-the-Counter Sales of Synthetic Drugs On Tuesday, another lawsuit involving the illegal sale of designer drugs with deceptive labels was won by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman against a chain of head shops owned by John Tebbetts III. Within Tebbetts’ eight head shops, located throughout Central and Northern New York, drugs with labels […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature approved several resolutions addressing gun control and the recent controversy surrounding the Journal News’ publication of gun owners’ personal information at its 5 p.m. meeting on January 8, 2013. The committee voted almost unanimously to pass two resolutions, one urging the state legislature to introduce and pass bills […]
PRESS RELEASE County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has announced that the Department of Public Transportation recently retrofitted one of its bus shelters with solar panels and a light box designed to provide cost-efficient and reliable power, increased safety and improved delivery of customer information for its Transport of Rockland (TOR) and TAPPAN ZEExpress (TZx) bus […]
The Rockland County Times confirms that guards were hired and remain posted in front of the homes of Journal News President Janet Hasson and Journal News Executive Editor Cynthia Lambert, alias CynDee Royle. The home of a lower level editor visited by the Rockland County Times did not have a guard posted. Previously the presence of […]