Rockland County News

Two dozen communities were designated Tuesday as fiscally stressed, including Monroe and Broome counties and the town of Ramapo in Rockland County.

Investigators early Tuesday morning were investigating a car fire in the parking lot of the Palisades Center in which an American flag was burned.

A Rockland County judge resumed a hearing Monday to consider whether to allow a Cortlandt contractor to withdraw from a plea deal in relation to a natural-gas explosion that damaged several homes last year.

It is known as the "Papa Smurf" case - the prosecution of a reputed Mafia figure with the warm and fuzzy nickname of a popular, blue cartoon character.

Newsday says two massive, barge-mounted cranes will arrive this week on the Rockland County side of the Hudson River.

Penguin Rep Theatre will present How the World Began, Catherine Trieschmann 's thought-provoking new play examining contemporary America where religion, science and irreconcilable beliefs collide, beginning Friday, June 28 in Stony Point , New York.

HAVERSTRAW, New York - It's been four months since the start of "sequestration" -- the mandatory federal budget cuts.

Concerned about drug use in the Orthodox Jewish community, more than 130 people have signed a petition urging Rockland County prosecutors to take a hard line against a Monsey man charged with selling drugs.

Clarkstown employees are taking over maintenance of twice the number of vacant homes as last year, signaling either a more robust effort by the town to address blight or a rise in the number of abandoned properties.

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein is touting his plan on a statewide policy tour aimed at identifying solutions to the financial problems facing local governments.

The Town Board is calling on the state comptroller to freeze pension-contribution requirements on all local governments for the upcoming year and consider reducing their obligations.

With the legislative session winding down in Albany, all the drama is in the state Senate, where power is shared by the Republicans and the four-member Independent Democratic Conference.

For over a century, our region has been home to extraordinary artists. Local Arts Index highlights the work of individuals who continue our community's rich creative legacy.

The Haverstraw Police Department recently hired five officers who will soon be out in the community as they go through field training.

The driver, Brian Hechler, 52, of Middletown, N.Y., told police he saw the boy walking along the side of the road while talking on a cellphone about 12:53 p.m. Police said the boy darted out into the road as Hechler passed and that Hechler unsuccessfully swerved his 2004 Lexus into the oncoming lane of traffic to avoid a collision.

Rockland Transit Corp. said it is suing Rockland County, alleging it improperly awarded a contract to operate the county's TOR and Tappan ZEExpress bus services.

It's a fact that the county of Rockland is facing a water supply shortage. Our population is growing and the demand for water is projected to outpace existing supply in just two years.

Ridge Hill reaped more than a quarter-million dollars in fees from 113 unauthorized parking meters, according to papers in a class-action lawsuit that could be settled next week.

Town officials have approved new contracts with Orangetown Police Department's leaders.

On Saturday, June 15, a Juneteenth Independence Celebration will be held in Memorial Park sponsored by The Tappan Zee Lodge #79 Free and Accepted Masons , the African American Historical Society of Rockland County , the Pan-Hellenic Council , the Ministerial Alliance, Women in the NAACP Committee of the Nyack Branch of the NAACP , and the ... (more)