Airmont News

Plans for an Off-Track Betting parlor have drawn concerns from an addiction counseling center that operates within sight of the proposed gambling emporium.

Two villages will seek bids this month for street maintenance in an attempt to escape the escalating costs of contracts with the town.

Rockland Community College's 2009-10 proposed budget and a measure that would require local restaurants to post their calorie counts will be the subject of public hearings when the county Legislature meets Tuesday.

An Airmont man has been arrested on charges of raping an underage girl, Ramapo police said today.

AIRMONT - The Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center may soon embark on a broader mission.

Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence is suing his Democratic primary opponent Bruce Levine over accusations that Town Hall is a corrupt patronage mill.

RAMAPO - The town is spending $8,870 to clean the hands of camp counselors, police and senior citizens.

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RAMAPO - Democratic Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence may be assured of one major-party line when he seeks re-election in November.

Stony Point: Firefighters put out a car fire early yesterday morning before it could spread to a home on Lee Avenue, but work continues to find out who started it, police said.

A Queens woman was arrested in an Airmont hotel room on charges that she was a part of an Internet sex ring that arranged trysts throughout New York and New Jersey by advertising on Craigslist and other online sites, Ramapo police said this morning.

The Rockland County Legislature is considering a new law that would require fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menu boards.

The state Public Service Commission has reversed its previous decision and decided to hold a public input session on Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.'s rate hike request.

David Eig of Monsey is a dynamic 71-year-old who is making the most of his post-professional life since retiring as an accountant.

Clarkstown: A 20-year-old Bronx woman was arrested after security guards at Macy's in the Palisades Center reported the theft of $120 worth of clothing, Clarkstown police said yesterday.

RAMAPO - When Clare Muschel was 14, she arrived in America after fleeing Nazi Germany.

A Haverstraw-based general contractor has been arrested on felony charges of ripping off two customers for more than $9,000, the county prosecutor said today.

The Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center in Airmont is offering a simulated launch to Mars today at 2 p.m. Children age 9 and older can learn by doing in this exciting public mission to the red planet.

CHESTNUT RIDGE - With revenues expected to fall, the village's 2009-10 tentative budget would increase the property tax rate by 8.6 percent while decreasing spending by 9.67 percent.

Rising charges from Ramapo for road services could lead the village to hire private contractors next year.