Stony Point News

A major multi-car accident on the Palisades Interstate Parkway northbound shut down the Palisades Parkway in Rockland this afternoon.

Seven people were injured in a three-car accident last night at the corner of East Main Street and Wood Avenue that was caused by drunken driving.

Several state and national historic sites across New York are hosting events and activities on the Fourth of July.

A high-risk sex offender once from Stony Point who preyed on young boys has been released from state prison after serving his nearly 10-year sentence.

Rockland law enforcement got a $13.7 million boost this morning from assets seized by federal agencies from a multi-million dollar Internet gambling ring.

HAVERSTRAW - Nestled within Central Presbyterian Church, the Haverstraw Youth Theater isn't your typical theater company.

RAMAPO - The Riveras were present in full force: grandparents, parents, six aunts and eight siblings and cousins, the youngest barely 4 years old.

STONY POINT - Bring on the soda bread, the war pipes and the ceili dancers - the 36th annual Rockland County Feis and field games are set for July 19.

The noise sounds like thunder or dump trucks dropping off multiple loads. That's what Edith Thornburg thought they might be when she first heard the "booms" at her Pomona home Saturday.

I would like to add my objections to Scenic Development's plan for Patrick Farm.

STONY POINT - Twenty-eight town employees earned more than $100,000 in 2008, and 25 of them were police officers.

A sampling of opinion from LoHud.com: "Lending a hand," an editorial. "A step forward," an editorial.

Hike name: Little Stony Point State Park. Location: Putnam County, just north of Cold Spring.

Salvage workers yesterday raised a rare 50-year-old wood sailboat that sank mysteriously to the muddy bottom of the Hudson River overnight last week.

Three Lower Hudson Valley residents who supplemented their income by claiming unemployment benefits while holding jobs with the state are now facing felony charges, the state Attorney General's Office said yesterday.

Kevin Maher admitted he "went overboard" when he started building a mansion for his family off Gate Hill Road in Stony Point four years ago.

Stony Point keeps its small-town feel despite waves of development in recent years.

STONY POINT - Andrea Gennis of Nanuet has been looking for a place to properly dispose of her family's old U.S. flags for quite some time.

STONY POINT - It's only a little more than a month away, but the Waite family is already getting ready for a summer visitor.

Stony Point: Firefighters put out a car fire early yesterday morning before it could spread to a home on Lee Avenue, but work continues to find out who started it, police said.