Rockland Jewish Community Center members and widows of two slain Israeli Olympians continued to pressure the International Olympic Committee to approve a minute of silence in honor of the 11 Israelis murdered by terrorists at the 1972 Munich games. A JCC contingent and the widows held a news conference in… Read More →
The good news is Spring Valley will get $135,500 in state funds toward crime-fighting. The bad news is Spring Valley is one of 17 jurisdictions across the state that qualifies for Operation IMPACT money based upon a level of drug dealing and violent crime. The program,created in 2004, is a… Read More →
Former Rockland District Attorney Michael Bongiorno is making a come-back. He’s returning to the courtroom, announcing in an e-mail to friends and supporters that he’s starting a private law practice – the Law Office of Michael E. Bongiorno. Bongiorno, a Republican, served as district attorney from 1995 until November 2007,... Read More →
Larry Schwartz, Gov. Cuomo’s top aide, New York State Thruway Authority Executive Director Tom Madison and other Cuomo administration officials will join the Editorial Board at 11 a.m. Wednesday to discuss the Tappan Zee Bridge project. To watch the LIVE session, go to www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight. To ask a question of the… Read More →
Rockland Boulders pitcher Bobby Blevins throws against the Worcester Tornadoes during a Can-Am League baseball game at Provident Bank Park in Pomona on July 19, 2012. ( Xavier Mascareñas / The Journal News ) See more photos online and read the story at LoHud.com.
Candidates filed petitions last week for this year’s local and state races in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam. Legislative candidates are listed below. Few incumbents in are facing primaries Sept. 13 in legislative races but a few key open seats are leaving opportunities for newcomers. The list could change as candidates… Read More →
The North Rockland school district Board of Education will hold its annual board retreat at 8 a.m. July 19 at the Stony Point Center at 17 Cricketown Road, Stony Point. The board will discuss goals for the 2012-13 school year. The board will adjourn to an executive session for a… Read More →
The village of West Haverstraw board of trustees will be holding a public hearing at 7 p.m. July 18 at West Haverstraw Village Hall at 130 Samsondale Ave. to consider adopting a local law which would ban temporary signs on the public right of way. Similar laws have been before… Read More →
The village of Haverstraw Board of Trustees has approved the settlement with the plaintiffs who filed a federal lawsuit against the village, challenging the village’s local law restricting tobacco-product displays in stores. Under the settlement, the plaintiffs would drop the lawsuit if the village rescinds the law. The board set… Read More →
We hosted a live chat on bike safety today following the deaths of three cyclists on local roads. Grand View/South Nyack Police Chief Robert Van Cura, Westchester Cycling Club President Deborah Ramsey, club member and Northern Westchester/Putnam editor Robert Brum and others discussed the proper way to share roads among… Read More →
