DA’s Press Release Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced Monday that a total of $329,504 in grant money has been obtained from the United States Department of Justice to help plan and implement the county’s newly created misdemeanor drug court. “Under the grants, we have been able to launch and support our misdemeanor […]
Dear Editor, On Saturday, October 25, 1952 Robert Nugent, Ramapo Town Clerk and resident of Sloatsburg was murdered on the Rockland and Orange County border. Mr. Nugent was a veteran of World War II. He participated in many major battles of that conflict and lost both of his legs. He was married and had two […]
Jody Ann Hemmings, 24, of New York, New York was sentenced last week to 14 years in state prison and five years post-release supervision for killing Pomona resident, Jason Ogneoff. Hemmings pleaded guilty to one county of manslaughter in the first degree, a felony and one count of arson in the second degree, also a […]
Town of Clarkstown Police arrested three young teenagers in the early hours of Tuesday morning after they allegedly smashed several cars parked at the Heritage Drive condominium complex in New City, police said. At approximately 3 a.m. Clarkstown Police arrived on the scene after a resident reported he heard the sound of glass breaking and […]
BY SARA GILBERT Emotions run hot at board meeting over Tax Assessor O’Shaughnessy The Stony Point’s town board met on Wednesday, September 12 to congratulate the little and senior league champions, hear public concerns and address regular business. The meeting got underway with public input, and with a full room it took awhile to hear […]
MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Legislature met last Wednesday for their regular meeting to discuss the financial situation of the troubled Summit Park Hospital, and several agenda items. The Legislature voted to receive and file a management letter concerning the hospital’s financial situation, written by audit firm KPMG and presented by Edward Lee, a partner […]