Rockland County

  • Hat Trick! Suffern HS Men’s Hockey Wins Third State Title

    Suffern, N.Y. — The Suffern High School boys hockey team added another chapter to one of New York’s strongest recent runs on Sunday, defeating Canton 5-2 in the NYSPHSAA Division I state championship game and completing a three-year title streak. The victory gave the Mounties their third consecutive state championship and their fourth Division I […]

  • Meals on Wheels Senior Boot Camp set for March 26th

    BLAUVELT, N.Y. — Meals on Wheels Rockland is preparing to host its 2026 Senior Boot Camp on Thursday, March 26, at the Hennessy Center at Dominican University in Blauvelt, bringing together older adults from senior activity centers across Rockland County for a day of games, activities, vendors, lunch and entertainment. According to the organization, the […]

  • Indian Point Debate Draws Opposition

    New City, NY – Rockland County legislators are pushing back against renewed calls to reopen the former Indian Point nuclear power plant, arguing that the facility’s past safety concerns remain unresolved and that policymakers should focus instead on other energy options. In a press release issued Tuesday, March 11, Rockland County Legislators Alden H. Wolfe […]

  • Orange & Rockland Substation Explosion Causes 2nd Major Power Outage

    Incident follows another outage that occurred on Sunday morning, leaving 7000 without power. By Kim Anderson Sparkill, NY – A fire at an Orange & Rockland substation in Orangetown led to widespread power outages across the southern portion of Rockland County today, disrupting service for residents and businesses and prompting a wave of reports on […]

  • West Haverstraw Man Arrested After Fentanyl Seizure

    NEW CITY, NY — A West Haverstraw man has been arrested after authorities seized more than a pound of fentanyl believed to have been shipped through the mail, according to law enforcement officials. Investigators with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service arrested Yamil Caraballo, 35, […]

  • Bernstein sentenced to state prison for tampering with physical evidence

    NEW CITY, NY— Former Podiatrist Ira Bernstein, 51 of Montebello was sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to tampering with physical evidence connected to an audio recording that authorities say contained a solicitation to have his former wife killed. Thomas E. Walsh II, Rockland County District Attorney, announced that Bernstein was sentenced to 1½ […]