Rockland County Residents Neglecting Smoke Detectors
It's a wake up call for us all, the disturbing trend in Rockland County.
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It's a wake up call for us all, the disturbing trend in Rockland County.
Dr. David Brizer pleaded not guilty to the charges in Rockland County Court and remains free on bail. If convicted, Brizer could face up to seven years in prison.
It's hard to fathom the weight of one of the big plow trucks full of salt until you're in the passenger seat, which is where WCBS 880 reporter Alex Silverman got to be Friday morning.
Stony Point does not want to be forgotten. Far from the Atlantic coast, homes there in Rockland County along the Hudson River are collapsing, too.
The victim, Cecile M. Garbarino, was found unconscious on the floor of a bedroom inside 171 Grandview Avenue.
New York State police said Alvin Lapides, 81, of Monsey was driving north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 87 in Rockland County Tuesday night when he struck a Volvo driven by a 17-year-old boy.
New York State Sen. Greg Ball (R-Patterson) called the decision by the Journal News Media Group to remove a map of gun permits in Westchester and Rockland counties a "huge win."
"The time has come to take the map down," Rob Astorino wrote to the paper's publisher and president Janet Hasson. In the letter, Astorino asked that the Journal News "immediately shut down the interactive map of pistol permit holders."
The burglarized home is one of dozens in the area that show up with a red dot to indicate the owner has a gun permit. But White Plains Public Safety Commissioner David Chong said authorities likely won't know the suspect's motives until the burglar or burglars are caught.
A person needs courage to follow the road not taken. Rockland County native Mark Svensson and his wife Esmine are taking that chance.
A lawmaker has expressed concern that a burglary in White Plains might be tied to the gun permit map the Journal News recently showed the world.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be closing its main disaster recovery center at Provident Bank Park in Pomona on Friday, but FEMA officials will remain in the county to help residents apply for aid.
Tutor Perini Corp. was fined $235,000 by the New York State Thruway Authority for failing to reopen all seven lanes by 6 a.m. The entire span wasn't reopened until 7:30 a.m., causing a 15-mile backup that stretched past Suffern on the Rockland County side.
Some victims of Sandy in Rockland County still can't return home and their temporary shelter won't be available this weekend.
A 73-year-old man who disappeared into the woods after his daughter-in-law was shot to death in Rockland County two months ago stood charged with her murder Monday – although he remained missing.
The son of Bernie Madoff's accountant committed suicide earlier this week in Ohio, according to published reports.
Many businesses in the Rockland County town were badly damaged in the flooding from Sandy.
Heavy, blowing snow was clobbering the northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon, hitting communities where thousands of people remained in the dark from Superstorm Sandy last week.
Rockland County will issue a local emergency order restricting the amount of fuel that an individual can purchase at a gas station.
The declaration means the federal government can send aid to state and local governments and makes federal funding available to affected individuals.
When the surge from superstorm Sandy steamrolled up the Hudson River, charming little Piermont was inundated.
For those north of New York City, life is still not normal since superstorm Sandy hit on Monday. Many are without power and some can't drink the water.
It was dicey driving through the northern suburbs Tuesday morning. But in both Rockland and Westchester, Sandy has proven deadly.
The 64-year-old is New York State's longest-serving county executive. He made the announcement at his annual fundraiser before some 100 supporters Wednesday night.
Residents of a Rockland County town say the water now flowing into a nearby reservoir is a muddy mess, and runoff from a construction project is being blamed.
