Two Ramapo Officers Hit In DWI Crash
Early Saturday morning, police officers from the Ramapo and Suffern Police Departments were stopped along the north side of Route 59 about 1/10 of a mile east of Hemion Road. The officers were speaking with two individuals on the sidewalk and grass area on the north side of the road when a car, a 2009 Honda Civic, traveling westbound on Route 59 struck a stopped Ramapo Police car. The police car was pushed onto the sidewalk and grass area striking two of the four police officers who were in ...
Rockland County: Cops Nab Burglar At Home In Chestnut Ridge
Ramapo Police report that on Friday evening July, Police received a call from the alarm company indicating a burglar alarm activation at # 1 Midway Road in the Village of Chestnut Ridge . Responding Police units apprehended two suspects at the scene and arrested both suspects after a burglary was confirmed.
Suspect one is identified as Jermin Fordyce 238 Prospect Ave Englewood, NJ 07631 and he is charged with DWI, Burglary 2nd, Possession of Burglar Tools, Criminal Possession of Stolen ...
Indian Point Nuclear Plant To Use Robot To Find Leak Source
Officials at a nuclear plant north of New York City plan to use a camera-equipped robot to help find the source of radioactive material showing up in the groundwater below the plant.
Indian Point officials say the contamination most likely stems from a maintenance shutdown in March when radioactive water possibly leaked out from a damaged pipe or drain. It's not considered a public health threat.
Program director Don Mayer tells the Journal News the water would have eventually settled on ...
Ramapo Police Officer Struck By Drunk Driver
On Wednesday evening around 11:25pm, a Ramapo police officer was struck by a motor vehicle while on a traffic post near the intersection of Pomona Road and Summit Park Road in the Town of Ramapo. The vehicle was a 2007 Subaru operated by Robert Mahoney, a 24 year old male resident of Stony Point, NY. The operator was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and is currently being processed at the Ramapo police stationhouse. His arraignment date will be July 31st in Ramapo Justice Court. The ...
NY Board Urged To Reject Tappan Zee Bridge Loans
Environmental groups are urging a state board to reject New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to use clean water funds to help finance the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge.
Cuomo wants to use $511 million in loans from a clean water fund on the $3.9 billion bridge project. The plan must be approved by the state's Public Authorities Control Board.
On Wednesday several environmental groups wrote to the board urging it to defeat Cuomo's proposal, arguing that it would be an ...
Man Arrested For Burglary At Palisades Mall
On July 7, 2014 at approximately 4:30 p.m. the Clarkstown Police Department arrested Kevin Koronowicz, 29, from Congers for burglary third. Koronowicz is accused of burglarizing a maintenance facility located at the Palisades Center Mall. An alert security officer observed an unknown male inside the facility and called police. A search was conducted and Koronowicz was found hiding. He was placed under arrest and transported to Clarkstown Police Headquarters.
After further investigation, ...
Palisades Parkway Pothole Fix Could Start This Month
After years of neglect, work is about to begin to repair the crumbling New Jersey section of the Palisades Interstate Parkway.
Repaving crews could be on the job later this month or early August, said Steve Schapiro, spokesman for New Jersey's Department of Transportation.
The agency is picking up the $11.2 million tab because the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, the road's owner, doesn't have the money to fix it.
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Ramapo: Temporary Road Closure
All motorists are advised that NORTH AIRMONT ROAD, between Route 59 & NYS Thruway (Exit 14B) will be closed from Friday, July 18, 2014 at 10:00 AM until Sunday, July 20, 2014 at 4:00 PM. This closure will expedite the upgrade of the Norfolk-Southern Railroad Tracks on North Airmont Road. Local traffic and businesses will have FULL ACCESS to the roadway up to the work zone. FULL ACCESS to the NYS Thruway via detour will be available.
(YWN Monsey Newsroom)
Camp Shalom's Inflatable Pool Vandalized In Ramapo
A large inflatable pool was slashed seven times after being installed by a New Jersey-based Orthodox camp - operating at a local middle school property.
The apparent vandalism follows heated rhetoric concerning the camp's business deal with the East Ramapo School District.
Ramapo Police tell YWN that at about 8:45AM Monday morning, police received a report of criminal mischief at Camp Shalom which is being operated at the Chestnut Ridge Middle School. The criminal mischief consisted of ...
Thousands In Rockland County Lose Power In Thursday Night Storm
Nearly everyone who lost power during last night's storm has had their electricity restored.
An Orange and Rockland Utilities spokesman says there are only scattered outages at this time. O&R's Mike Donovan say nearly 12,000 homes were without power at the height of last night's wild weather.
In Rockland, much of West Haverstraw was completely in the dark for most of the evening.
The pounding rain was also responsible for flood-like conditions along part of Route 202 and several ...
Rockland County Executive Proposes Term Limits
[By Rockland County Executive, Ed Day]
Friends,
When the Legislature announced intentions this spring to open the Rockland County Charter for revisions, my Administration immediately started work on several meaningful reforms. While any changes to the Charter require legislative approval, I expect one critical proposal to be given thoughtful and complete consideration: term limits.
A 2013 poll conducted by the Siena College Research Institute found eight out of ten registered voters in ...
Ramapo: Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument Arrest
On July 2, at approximately 4:20 pm, a Ramapo Police Officer on patrol observed a forged NYS Inspection sticker on a 1998 Nissan Maxima, while the vehicle was being operated on Slinn Ave., in the Town of Ramapo. The officer conducted a traffic stop on this vehicle. The vehicle operator, Marquita N. Fleming, age 30, of Spring Valley NY was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd degree, a Class D Felony. She was arraigned before Hon. David Stein in the ...
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