• Police Standoff Draws SWAT Response in Spring Valley

    Spring Valley, N.Y. — A large law enforcement operation brought a heavy police presence to the Gesner Apartments in Spring Valley on Thursday afternoon after authorities responded to reports of an armed individual inside one of the apartment units. The incident drew officers from multiple agencies and prompted the deployment of the Rockland County REACT/SWAT […]

  • 96-degree heat, Canada Wildfire Smoke Affects Rockland

    Stony Point cancels opening concert as state air-quality advisory remains in effect through Wednesday night By Rockland News Staff | July 15, 2026 ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. — Smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires settled over Rockland County on Wednesday, combining with dangerous heat to create unhealthy outdoor conditions and disrupt evening activities. The Town of […]

  • Georgia Jane Winans

    Georgia Jane Winans, formerly of Northvale, New Jersey and Cooperstown, New York, who preferred simply to be called Jane, died on July 13, 2026, in Old Tappan, New Jersey. She was 94. Jane was born on February 21, 1932, in Mountaindale, Pennsylvania, on the eve of George Washington’s birthday, a connection reflected in the name […]

  • Suffern Man Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Rape

    Jose Pirir Morales is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 7 after admitting to a violent 2025 attack in the Village of Suffern. NEW CITY, N.Y. — A 27-year-old Suffern man has pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in connection with a violent attack on a woman who was walking home last year, according to the Rockland […]

  • Clarkstown Says Ethics Investigation in Progress for Engineer Employed by Town

    By Rockland News StaffJuly 14, 2026 NEW CITY, N.Y. — The Town of Clarkstown says an ethics investigation into its director of engineering began months before he raised concerns about billing under a multimillion-dollar contract with Siemens, directly challenging his contention that he was placed on leave in retaliation for questioning the use of taxpayer […]

  • New York Passes Data-Center Moratorium in Rockland, Statewide

    Executive order targets facilities using at least 50 megawatts of power. Orangeburg projects face separate questions over energy use, environmental impacts and tax incentives ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday imposed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on certain permits for new hyperscale data centers, bringing New York into a growing national debate […]