The new Stony Point Ambulance Corps Building on South Liberty Drive opened recently, and at 6:39 p.m. Saturday, September 15, a time capsule was buried during the grand opening celebration. Geri Thompson, Stony Point Ambulance Corps Historian, told the gathering of 40 that the piece of Stony Point history will be buried for 50 years. […]
NYPD Now Video Taping All Interrogation of Suspects Last week New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced that suspects in all murder, sex crime, and felony assault cases will be recorded during their interrogations with police. Kelly said recording what police officers and suspects say is practical, helpful, and safeguards civil rights. The recordings will […]
Press Release Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato announced last week that Rockland County has started to electronically record (eRecord) real estate and land use records this month. This enhancement is expected to save the county approximately $125,000 dollars annually. The County Clerk’s Office normally receives approximately 65,000 paper or mailed-in documents each week. Historically, these […]
BY JOE RINI With 19 Wins in Tow, R.A. Dickey Takes Aim at 20 After a summer scarcity of wins by the New York Mets at Citi Field, the first day of autumn on September 22 was a victorious day before the first pitch was thrown. Former Rocklander, Leon Thomas III, one of the stars […]
BY BARRY WARNER At the end of last summer volunteers from the Rockland County Americorps Environmental Corps, a program of the Rockland County Youth Bureau, met at the Rockland County Legislative Chambers to present their accomplishments. The Rockland County Americorps Environmental Corps program mobilizes young people in Rockland, aged 17 and up, to engage in […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL The North Rockland Central School District Committee of the Whole met Tuesday afternoon at the administration building for their regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting opened with an announcement by school board president Deborah Gatti that the board is now going paperless for their meetings. Gatti briefly talked about the new software they […]