Nanuet News

PALISADES - Raja R. Amar started out with a single cellular phone and accessories store in Westchester.

The Rockland Council on Alcoholism and other Drug Dependence is sponsoring 'Straight Talk,' a public forum planned for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Nanuet High School auditorium.

NANUET - Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef beat back a challenge by Democrat Thom Kleiner on Tuesday and won election to a fifth four-year term.

A Monsey dentist and a Nanuet certified public accountant have both been sanctioned by the state Office of Professional Discipline for violating professional ethics, according to state records.

Most Clarkstown incumbents running for re-election retained their seats, according to unofficial results from the Rockland County Board of Elections.

Edgemont 3, Briarcliff 0: At Briarcliff, Kasey Heyda had six kills and five digs to lead the Panthers to the 25-21, 25-22, 25-21 win.

CLARKSTOWN: A manhunt came to a peaceful end after Clarkstown police took a man accused of menacing his girlfriend into custody Friday night.

Clarkstown police are searching for two men believed to be hiding in a New City neighborhood.

The Clarkstown Interfaith Clergy will sponsor a dialogue Thursday titled "Afterlife: Heaven or Hell - Where Are We Going From Here?" among clergy from Catholic and Protestant churches, as well as a local rabbi.

WEST NYACK - Erica Forkin of Demarest Avenue doesn't think her street is in terrible shape.

A gunman robbed a fast-food deliveryman after hitting him across the head with a pistol over the weekend, the second such robbery this month, police said Monday.

NYACK - The state has fined a Rockland doctor who has been the subject of inquiries in four states $145,000 less than a year after stripping him of his medical license due to his "total lack of integrity," according to records.

Wednesday: Right lane Westchester-bound closed for bridge maintenance beginning at milepost 15 to 13.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday: Right lane Westchester-bound closed for bridge maintenance beginning at milepost 15 to 13.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday: Right lane Westchester-bound closed for bridge maintenance beginning at ...

Clarkstown Police Officer John Hanchar had arrived home from school 28 years ago when the call came in from his aunt.

Three men accused of robbing a pizza deliveryman in Spring Valley earlier this month have been indicted.

NYACK - Several hundred people will gather Tuesday around the stone memorial at the New York State Thruway entrance honoring two police officers and a Brinks security guard murdered during a robbery and roadblock on Oct.

NANUET -[0x0f]Every year in mid-August, when most people are still going to the pool and enjoying outdoor barbecues, Peg Beukema's thoughts turn toward Christmas.

A three-day love-in devoted to pop culture opened Friday with William Shatner unveiling his new comic book and fans geeking out on the latest video games, toys and electronics.

As a little girl, Nirali Patel would watch her mother and grandmother make special sweets and savory delicacies for Diwali, and help in cleaning and preparing the home for the Hindu New Year.

NANUET US Senator Charles Schumer came to Rockland County Friday to announce his support of legislation to create a nationwide network for locating missing adults and senior citizens with Alzheimer's, dementia and other mental impairments.