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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…
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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…
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One Stabbed, Several Injured in Large Spring Valley Fight
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — A person was stabbed and several others were injured during a large fight in Spring Valley early Sunday morning, according to local news reports. The incident occurred at approximately 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, on Division Avenue near George Street. Emergency responders were called to the area following reports of…
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Court Orders Rockland Green to Release Records
NEW CITY, N.Y. — A Rockland County Supreme Court judge has ruled in favor of the publisher of the Rockland County Business Journal in a Freedom of Information Law dispute involving records connected to the bidding process for a new county animal shelter. Justice John P. Collins Jr. issued the decision July 8 in an…
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Man Seriously Injured in Nyack Shooting
NYACK, N.Y. — A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after being shot multiple times early Sunday morning near the Nyack Plaza apartment complex, according to authorities. Orangetown police responded shortly after midnight to reports of gunfire in the area of Depew Avenue and South Franklin Street in the Village of Nyack. When officers arrived,…
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Ramapo Man Convicted In Child Sexual Assault Case
New City, N.Y. — A Rockland County jury has convicted a Chestnut Ridge man on multiple felony charges stemming from the sexual assault of an 8-year-old child, following an eight-day trial in Rockland County Court. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced that Byron Gutierrez-Rosil, 55, was found guilty on July 8 after…