Stony Point News Archives

“We put this event together to try to back it up a little bit.”

STONY POINT - Local volunteer firefighters are hosting a new fundraising event, 'Doo Wop Spectacular,' to help keep the fire department operating. via Journal News

“Doing this once is a lot better than doing it twice”

Some voters will pull levers at the polls for the last time in November. That's the plan, anyway. via Journal News

A man fighting with his girlfriend clung to a car roof and punched her through the window as she drove more than a mile on a busy road, hitting several other cars, police said. via Fox News

HAVERSTRAW -- A woman drove more than a mile on a busy stretch of Route 202 tonight with her boyfriend clinging to the roof of her car as they fought, police said. via Journal News

“As far as snowfall, this is the largest amount of snow we've seen in one storm”

Yesterday was a slow day for Sara Castro. Starting about 3 a.m., the biggest snowstorm of the season dumped 3 to 7 inches on Rockland County, according to the National Weather Service. via Journal News

“We have a lot of private functions, and we've been doing it at our dining room”

The town's municipal golf course soon will have additional year-round banquet space to accommodate bigger golf outings and parties, but the expansion won't cost taxpayers. via The Patent Trader

“Anytime you have a regular kid going before a regular court, it costs money.”

One of Rockland's newest legislators is asking that all towns and villages implement youth courts. via Journal News

Banning county government's use of plastic foam containers will be among the items discussed when the county Legislature's Environmental Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. today. via Journal News

“We will keep it open as long as we can, but if the water starts crossing over we'll have to shut it down”

By Hema Easley and Steve Lieberman The Journal News * February 13, 2008 A 34-year-old West Haverstraw man was seriously injured and a Stony Point woman suffered minor head injuries when their cars collided ... via The Patent Trader

STONY POINT - Riverkeeper said today that it has notified the Mirant Corp. that it intends to sue the company for violating the federal Clean Water Act at its Lovett Generating Station. via Journal News

Turing Point fundraiser: The Blue Rock School raised $1,275 at a fundraiser that was held at the Turning Point Music Cafe in Piermont on Jan. via Journal News

“Is there a deterrent here? Is there a message? Will other companies say, 'Let's check our system and really make sure it's working?”

The state and Mirant Corp. have agreed on how to resolve eight years of air and water violations at the company's Bowline Point Power Plant in West Haverstraw. via Journal News

“They understand that what you do for your child now can make a difference later on.”

One day last summer, little Joseph Zito looked out his bedroom window and noticed moisture on the glass. via Journal News

STONY POINT - A local teenager was charged yesterday with burglary after police said he broke into a Govan Drive house Saturday. via Journal News

“It's a nice day of fundraising before the Super Bowl.”

STONY POINT - Super Bowl Sunday is usually associated with festivities, food and friends gathering around a big-screen TV, but the Stony Point Seals celebrate a different way. via Journal News

“Let them take everything, Mom, let them take everything”

STONY POINT - Four generations of a family were evicted from their Chestnut Street home after a long and tortuous legal battle over ownership with another town resident. via Journal News