Rockland County, NY

The owner of a consumer products testing company in Rockland County will spend years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud customers out of millions of dollars by reporting fake lab reports over more than two decades. Rockland County resident Gabriel Letizia, Jr., age 72, the owner...

A Hudson Valley man was shot dead in broad daylight while attempting to purchase a motorcycle off of Facebook Marketplace.The incident took place in the Bronx around 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at East 144th and Exterior streets in Mott Haven, said the NYPD.The victim, Rockland County resident Jef…

Spring Valley landlords are feeling the heat after Rockland County took over enforcement from the village on orders from the state. In the latest example, more than two dozen violations were issued at a two-story apartment building in the Rockland County village. Inspectors issued 27 violations to the owner of...

For the second time this year, a Rockland County community has had to take action after a racist incident during a school sporting event.

ALBANY – Another 1,418 tested positive in the Hudson Valley for COVID-19 on Thursday, according to the State Health Department. There was one death – in Rockland County; the state total for the day was 23. The state continues to push the message that people should be vaccinated...

Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance, they also spread dangerous diseases which is why, to help County residents reduce the number of mosquitoes on their property, my administration combats these pests by treating catch basins and storm drains. The treatment program prevents these insects from breeding in the standing water of these structures.

SPRING VALLEY — Rockland building inspectors have threatened to remove tenants from a Ridge Avenue apartment house littered with unsafe conditions while levying a nearly $40,000 fine against another landlord for violations of state fire and building codes. The double-barreled enforcement continues a crackdown since February on unsafe buildings. The state deputized the county government in November to inspect...

THIELLS - When North Rockland and John Jay-East Fishkill met earlier in the season, it was a high-scoring affair, with the Red Raiders rallying and winning in extra innings. There were also various players missing and positional changes to help get through the mid-season grind of playing many games on consecutive days. In a high-stakes rematch, Saturday morning was the opposite. It was a low-scoring battle and scoring opportunities were scarce. In the end, the third-seeded Red...

A company based in the Hudson Valley that serves up "school-friendly" muffins is offering its inclusive baked goods for sale at retailers all across the country.Abe's Vegan Muffins was created in about 2010 by owners Joseph and Marty Koffman because Joseph's son, Abe, had severe allergies to peanut…

A third racist incident took place at a Pearl River, New York, school sports event within a three month span. Earlier this year it was monkey sounds, and this week on May 18, racial slurs were thrown at student athletes, reports WABC. In February, fans at a Rockland County high...

A new life for the vacant Doral Arrowwood Hotel and Conference Center and its golf course could be on the horizon. Manhattan developer Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation is planning to propose big changes to the site, including a new hotel, apartments, townhomes and spa.  ...

PEARL RIVER, N.Y. -- The NAACP is asking the New York state Division of Human Rights to get involved after more alleged racial taunting of student athletes in Rockland County."It's unbearable. It's just something that we should not have to tolerate after all these years of fighting for civil rights," Rockland NAACP leader Wilbur Aldridge said.He tells CBS2's Tony Aiello it's a troubling situation.Athletes from Pearl River Middle School allegedly used the N word on two occasions this month while competing with Black students from the much more diverse Nyack schools, including last week at a track meet."Our students actually...

It was two years ago when Pat McGuinness first came home to Rockland County — hired then as the men's basketball coach at Rockland Community College. Problem was, McGuinness never coached a game there, not after RCC's 2020-21 season was erased amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The former Albertus Magnus star was soon hired to teach at Felix Festa, a middle school in the Clarkstown Central School District. He stepped into the position hoping it would one day coincide with a long...

SPRING VALLEY — Thousands of people are expected to celebrate Haitian culture and history during the community's 30th annual Haitian Flag Day Parade on Sunday. Paraders will start the one-mile march from Village Hall to Memorial Park at 4 p.m. There will be marching bands and "RaRa cultural bands along the parade route with people making...

North Rockland native, Nicole Faleri, is working to make her fellow Rocklanders more aware of the hazards of Kidney disease. Herself a Kidney patient, Faleri first got diagnosed with the condition on Easter Sunday, three years ago in 2019. Coincidently, before she experienced symptoms on that day, her sister, Lauren, also complained of not feeling well, suffering from an abrupt bout of dizziness. As Faleri noticed her sister’s condition, it occurred to her to take her own blood pressure as she quickly began to mirror the same complaints. Faleri became concerned as she noticed that the more she took her blood pressure, the higher it rose.

For the second time in four months, students in a Hudson Valley school are in hot water for making alleged racist remarks toward student-athletes at an athletic event. In Rockland County, Pearl River students have been accused of racist behavior toward Nyack students during a modified track meet, s…

THIELLS – North Rockland is right where it wanted to be. A humbling loss to Scarsdale nearly three weeks ago had the Red Raiders playing for a second chance and they earned it Friday, enthusiastically taking down Fox Lane by a 10-0 margin in a Section 1 Class A quarterfinal. ...

The national average cost of a regular gallon of gasoline broke a new record this morning at $4.52, with regional gas prices continuing to outpace the national average, according to AAA. New York’s average cost for a regular gallon of gasoline this morning was $4.80, the ninth highest state-level price...

SPRING VALLEY — Skylar Rosenberg's back was hurting Thursday when she stepped to the line to throw the shot put during the Rockland County Track and Field Championships. Normally, that would not be a good thing. But Rosenberg, who wages a regular battle with nerves, explaining, "I (am) so in my head each meet," found her expectations and,...

Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents to follow safety guidelines when out bike riding. One of the most important things you can do to stay safe when riding your bicycle is to wear a helmet that fits right every time you ride, as this is the single most effective way to prevent head injury resulting from a bicycle crash. In Rockland County, all cyclists, no matter what their age, must wear a bike helmet.