Tomkins Cove News

Drugs: Guillermo Ospina, 24, of Tomkins Cove was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison and three years' post-release supervision after pleading guilty to third-degree attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Orange County officials say the first phase of construction of the expanded SUNY Orange satellite campus could cost less than expected, based on prices that contractors have just offered in the midst of a sour economy.

STONY POINT - Twenty-eight town employees earned more than $100,000 in 2008, and 25 of them were police officers.

Stony Point keeps its small-town feel despite waves of development in recent years.

Mirant's tax grievances seeking a 94 percent reduction in the assessment of its power plants upset property owners in the North Rockland area, who have already been hit hard by the company's successful tax challenges in recent years.

A 65-year-old author from Pound Ridge is accused of forcing into sexual slavery young women he hired as international "au pairs." A Tomkins Cove man is accused of organizing sex tours to the Dominican Republic.

Monday: No work scheduled. Tuesday: Right Rockland-bound lane closed for maintenance from milepost 13.1 to 16.1 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday: Right Westchester-bound lane closed for maintenance from milepost 16.1 to 13.1 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday: Right Westchester-bound lane closed for maintenance from milepost 16.1 to 13.1 from ...

OSSINING - A NY Waterway commuter ferry that saved passengers after a plane crash-landed in the Hudson River this year was the same one that rescued four Westchester men whose boat overturned Tuesday night.

North Rockland school district voters comfortably voted to support a $187.6 million budget yesterday and elected two newcomers to the school board.

Forgery: Nicole Sudial, 34, Ryan Larkin, 34, and Andrew Gibson, 20, all of Tomkins Cove, have been accused of cashing fraudulent checks and money orders, police said.

STONY POINT - The James A. Farley Memorial Bridge on Route 9W will be demolished between 1:30 and 2 p.m. today, using a technique called implosion, the state Department of Transportation announced yesterday.

It's that time of year, when wonderful volunteers all across Rockland County participate in the Great American Clean-up to celebrate Earth Day.

The Stony Point Police Department will be conducting several traffic safety road checks tomorrow and Sunday as part of the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee 'Buckle Up New York' program.

STONY POINT - Town residents may soon get their own supermarket after more than a year of having to drive to West Haverstraw for groceries.

Jovin Panthapattu carefully shaped clay with his fingers to form the leg muscles of a Native American man.

A local environmental group will host its first Stony Point history roundtable, where anyone can share a story about history.

STONY POINT In an effort to maintain a continuous level of service for passengers in Tomkins Cove and Stony Point, Rockland Taxi will take over as operator of the Stony Point Bridge Shuttle from Coach USA ...

STONY POINT - With the town facing one fiscal challenge after another, officials aren't the only ones scrutinizing municipal finances.

RAMAPO - Two people have been arrested in connection with last month's break-in at the Hi-Tor Animal Care Center.

A Tomkins Cove man has been accused of organizing sex tours to the Dominican Republic where companions could be made available, the District Attorney's Office said today.