Legislature candidate’s signs OK
Vilair Fonvil, one of the four Democrats so far to have turned in petitions for the County Legislature District 13 race, called this morning upset about a phone call he got from the Spring Valley...
View ArticleIllegal workers in Spring Valley
As most anyone reading our paper in the past week or so knows, we’ve been covering the story of the mayor of Spring Valley having hired illegal immigrants to do work on a building that’s part of the...
View ArticleAlden Wolfe v. Bruce Levine, Round 659
This morning, Rockland County Legislature candidate Alden Wolfe held a news conference to tie his opponent, Legislator Bruce Levine, to the Spring Valley mayor’s hiring of illegal immigrants...
View ArticleDarden: leave my signs alone
County Legislature Vice Chairman William Darden, D-Hillcrest, is not happy that two signs bearing his name were ripped from the ground this weekend and, in one case, tossed over a fence onto the...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a Spring Valley reporter
It’s been reported that Spring Valley Mayor George Darden has a reputation for being abrasive in his dealings with the public. He has no problem offering strong opinions to his constituents and...
View ArticleSpring Valley candidates to boycott forum
It wouldn’t be election season without some less-than-friendly competition in Spring Valley. Several candidates for village and county seats are planning not to participate in tomorrow night’s...
View ArticleRockland Week In Review Dec. 14, 2007
Download: Links to related articles: Spring Valley mayor’s cars hit by paintballs in late-night incident Bronx man dies after jumping from Tappan Zee Bridge Ramapo police ID men killed in Chestnut...
View ArticleRockland Week In Review Dec. 21, 2007
Download: Links to related articles: Ramapo supervisor overdue on property taxes Spring Valley woman charged with ripping off immigrants Baby Jesus statue stolen in Nyack Builder delays Thiells...
View ArticleRockland Week In Review Dec. 28, 2007
So I’m filling in for Christina Jeng for this week’s Week In Review podcast while she produces the Year In Review podcast. You can find the Year In Review podcast on the Inside Rockland blog on Jan....
View ArticleRockland’s Year In Review Dec. 31, 2007 (Part 1)
This is part one of our Year In Review podcast. Check out part two above. Happy New Year! Part 1: Download: Links to related articles: Rockland’s top stories of 2007
View ArticleRockand’s Year In Review Dec. 31, 2007 (Part 2)
If you haven’t already, check out part one of our Year In Review below. Part 2: Download: Links to related articles: Rockland’s top stories of 2007
View ArticleIs Spring Valley stalling?
Raphael Ziegler, chairman of the Rockland County Taxi and Livery Coalition, said he’s disappointed that legislators once again tabled a proposal to make Rockland County the sole licensing agency for...
View ArticleRockland Week In Review Jan. 18, 2008
Staff writer Christina Jeng was tied up this week, so her colleague and fellow blogger, Sarah Netter, stepped up to bring you the Week in Review podcast. Download: And, as usual, here are links to the...
View ArticleRockland Week In Review Jan. 25, 2008
Download: Links to related articles: Former Rockland prosecutor pleads not guilty to sex charges involving teens D.C. anti-abortion rally on Roe-Wade 35th Sex abuse charges tossed for Spring Valley...
View ArticleBarack Obama gets a Rockland office
Okay so he personally won’t be working out of the Spring Valley location, but Barack Obama’s supporters say having a headquarters will allow them to reach more people before Tuesday’s primary. The...
View ArticleEx-Spring Valley trustee speaks out
Former Spring Valley Trustee Bettie Brown has said she has personally witnessed Mayor George Darden use profanity towards village clerks. Darden did not return calls seeking comment, and village...
View ArticleRockland Week In Review Feb. 22, 2008
Download: Links to related articles: Few see big changes with Fidel Castro gone Local Pakistanis take pride in ‘free and fair’ elections Lowey says she’s ‘feeling great’ Teacher calls 911, saves woman...
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CDBG, the sequel
As promised earlier, here’s a full list of Rockland’s recipients of 2008 Community Development Block Grant funds: • Spring Valley: $250,000 for the reconstruction of a park at Jay Street and Kennedy...
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Cleaning up Rockland
To commemorate Earth Day, the Great American Cleanup starts this weekend and other events will be held through the week next week. You can read this article by staff writer Laura Incalcaterra about...
View ArticleNyack cops and schools meet about gangs
Orangetown Police Chief Kevin Nulty and Nyack schools Superintendent Valencia Douglas have met to discuss Wednesday’s gang-related incident at the high school that percipitated the mini-riot and gang...
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