Sloatsburg News

SLOATSBURG - A year ago, a group of Ramapo teens traveled to Italy, where they stayed with host families, got to see the local attractions and met people their own age.

SLOATSBURG - No one was injured early this morning in a train accident at Dator's Crossing on Washington Avenue.

Tappan Zee Bridge repairs - Today: Right lane Westchester-bound closed for bridge maintenance from milepost 16.1 to 13.1 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. - Tomorrow: Right lane Westchester-bound closed for ...

Robert Hewett's family wiped tears from their eyes as the Marines in front of them folded the American flag that had been draped over his casket.

Rockland Democrats have a full slate of candidates for this year's local elections, while the Republicans are leaving the county's two main Assembly seats uncontested.

A former New York prosecutor will see how the other half lives after being sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for having sex with underage boys.

A former prosecutor was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for having sex with underage boys, but her most severe punishment may have been the humiliating tirade delivered by her 16-year-old daughter.

MONTEBELLO - A homeless Vietnam veteran whose skeletal remains were found sticking out of a root cellar last month was beaten to death, authorities said yesterday.

NEW CITY - Beth Modica, 44, a mother of four children, a former prosecutor and Sloatsburg PTA member, learns today how much time she will spend behind bars for having sex with two teenage boys.

RAMAPO - Police were investigating weekend thefts from cars parked in three villages across town.

A developer seeking to build 263 condominiums will ask approval for a second time from the town's Zoning Board of Appeals.

Robert Hewitt, homeless veteran of the Vietnam War, lived a meager existence as a panhandler.

MONTEBELLO - Vietnam veteran Robert Hewitt's skeletal remains were found last month sticking out of a root cellar behind a shopping center off Route 59, the Rockland Medical Examiner's Office said yesterday.

A Brooklyn man died and a Southfields man was seriously injured in a head-on collision on Route 17 Monday evening.

Investigators are still trying this morning to locate the family of a Brooklyn man who was killed in a crash on Route 17 last night that critically injured another driver.

The Sloatsburg Library is presenting "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" in their popcorn and movie event at 3 p.m. This 2002 Episode II stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen.

RAMAPO - There were cheers, screams and frequent air-horn blasts inside the field house at Rockland Community College yesterday, as more than 360 students took their leave of Suffern High School during its ...

The New York State Thruway Authority has announced all lanes along I-87 southbound between Interchanges 16 and 15A have been reopened.

Two men convicted of sex crimes involving children are living in Ramapo, and residents in three school districts are being alerted to their presence.

Rockland police dispatchers will honor their own during their awards ceremony Sunday for helping save lives and directing police responses.