Rockland County News

Followers of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson will mark the 14th anniversary of his death Tuesday with a commemorative tribute at JCC Rockland in West Nyack.

SPRING VALLEY - Ilrick Isaac of Stony Point walked from station to station, viewing with approval the wood or stone sculpture, various forms of painting, hand-crafted jewelry and other art works that were on ...

For Sam Israel's would-be rescuers, the fact the swindler didn't jump to his death from the Bear Mountain Bridge is a good thing.

WHITE PLAINS Three men were found guilty in US District Court in White Plains Tuesday of armed robbery, kidnapping and firearms charges stemming from a series of truck robberies in and around the tri-state area ...

Officials announced this morning that 43 people from all over Rockland had been arrested on charges of welfare fraud.

PEARL RIVER - A young man was arrested and two teenage girls taken to a hospital after a raid on a home where police said heroin was being sold while parents were away.

Four Rockland County employers have been recognized for their roles in establishing and promoting successful alternative programs for getting their employees to and from work.

The disease called shigellosis, which causes abdominal cramps and fever, is now showing up in children who attend private Jewish schools in Monsey and New Square.

New York's top court on Wednesday rejected a woman's claim that her rabbi seduced her and so breached their special fiduciary, or trust, relationship.

A countywide investigation into welfare fraud produced the arrests of 43 people accused of stealing more than $318,000 from various public assistance programs since 2004, Rockland authorities said yesterday.

PEARL RIVER-Orangetown police this evening evacuated a section of Pearl River around East Washington Avenue after receiving a report of the presence of bombmaking materials.

Welfare cheats in a suburban New York county are getting a break: If they confess and pay back what they've stolen, they won't be prosecuted.

The New York State Thruway Authority announced that deck replacement work on the Tappan Zee Bridge will continue this week.

Frum Monsey man charged for practicing Gynecology without license A Rockland County businessman was busted for posing as a Park Avenue gynecologist, authorities said yesterday.

A New York City businessman charged with conducting fake gynecological exams may have had a police officer partner in at least one incident.

An 18-year-old Garnerville woman who stabbed a fellow North Rockland High School student last November has pleaded guilty to assault, and faces up to four years in state prison.

NYACK - The Rev. Patricia Ackerman has traveled to Iraq with a peace group, raised awareness about AIDS, led programs on the environment, and founded an arts and activism cafe.

NYACK - A peace activist was taken back to the hospital for mental-health reasons yesterday and charged with a misdemeanor, accused of forcing one of her employees to stay with her during a standoff on Monday ...

RAMAPO - An internal electrical system failure left more than 300 sick and elderly people at the Rockland County-run nursing home with power from a backup generator and no elevator service for more than seven ...

Police say the Palisades Parkway has reopened after a three-car pileup shut down part of the highway in Rockland County.