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 County District Attorney’s Office. Jose Pirir Morales entered … [Read more...] about Suffern Man Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Rape
Towns of Rockland County, NY
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 funds. Town … [Read more...] about Clarkstown Says Ethics Investigation in Progress for Engineer Employed by Town
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 … [Read more...] about New York Passes Data-Center Moratorium in Rockland, Statewide
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 a large altercation involving … [Read more...] about One Stabbed, Several Injured in Large Spring Valley Fight
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 Article 78 proceeding brought by journalist Tina Traster and … [Read more...] about Court Orders Rockland Green to Release Records