STONY POINT, NY – A man in his 20s was killed early Sunday morning when his SUV went airborne and slammed into the second floor of a mixed-use building on North Liberty Drive, according to officials. The crash occurred just before 1 a.m. at 52 North Liberty Drive, a two-story yellow structure with a commercial […]

Thiells, NY – A massive fire tore through a long-abandoned municipal building in Letchworth Village late yesterday evening, sending plumes of smoke into the summer sky and drawing a large-scale mutual aid response from across Rockland County. Calls for the blaze came in at 9:12 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, with firefighters arriving to find […]

HAVERSTRAW, NY — Town of Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips appeared recently on the Rockland News podcast to address a wide range of topics—from defending Rockland Green’s operations to commenting on a recent police incident during the United Latin Festival, as well as highlighting a host of community events scheduled for the weekend. Rockland Green Lawsuit […]

John J. Laracy, 83, of Northvale, NJ passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025.  Beloved husband of the late Linda (nee Cirone).  Loving father of John C. Laracy.  Dear brother of Kathleen Kaplowitz and her late husband Bernard, Everett Martin Bush, and the late Karen Bush. John was born in Nyack, NY grew up in […]

Joan Pauline (Townsend) Zerr, 89, of Norwood, NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday August 2, 2025. Her husband of 70 years, Robert Joseph Zerr, preceded her in death this year. She was the beloved mother of Lisa Allgood and James P.T. Zerr, and the very proud grandmother of Dr. Meredith Allgood, Tyler Zerr and wife […]

By Tom Ossa West Nyack, NY – On a crisp Thursday morning, the hum of the car and soft clink of coolers created a rhythm as Sharon Martini, Director of Development and Community Engagement at Meals on Wheels Rockland, guided me through suburban streets. These deliveries—though routine on paper—are the culmination of a mission that […]