An Orangetown man got 16 months in prison Friday after admitting he was planning an Election Day attack in Washington DC. 56 year-old Paul Rosenfeld of Tappan had gun powder, trigger devices and a 200-pound bomb in his basement when his home was raided last year. Rosenfeld has already served 5 months, so after 7 more months he may be released to an in-patient psychiatric facility. Federal prosecutors had recommended he be sentenced up to 30 months.
Ramapo Settles Dirt Piles Case with Rockland County Sewer District
The town of Ramapo and Rockland County Sewer District No 1 have settled their infamous dirt piles case that’s been soiling the town since the last administration. Seven years ago, the sewer district agreed to pay $800,000 to Ramapo to remove dirt left over from an expansion project and gave the town a $400,000 advance. The work was never done, and the piles of dirt remained in Sloatsburg and Hillburn. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says the town will pay the sewer district back in installments…
The FBI has reportedly interviewed sewer district and other officials over the issue, though nothing from the investigation has ever been made public.
Dominican College Benefit Concert Tonight to Help Employee’s Son with Rare Brain Cancer
The Dominican College Community is holding a benefit concert tonight for a college employee’s five year-old son who’s developed an aggressive brain
cancer. Dominican’s Susan Cerra says Assistant Director of the Academic
Success Center Greg DiDona’s son Jackson suffers from a rare brain tumor
found in the brain stem…
Broadway and off-Broadway performers will be singing show tunes at the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt Convent Chapel on Western Highway tonight at 7pm. Tickets will be sold at the door for a suggested donation of $20. For more about Jackson, visit dc.edu/jacksonstrong.
Film Festival Tonight to Benefit ROSA 4 Rockland
You can enjoy a series of short environmentally-focused films tonight at the Lafayette Theater in Suffern for the 6th annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival. The event is a benefit for ROSA 4 Rockland, which group board member Deborah Munitz says keeps tabs on environmental land-use issues in Ramapo…
Doors open tonight at 6:30, and there’ll be 11 short films presented, including “Forest on Fire,” “Big World” and “Creek Sessions.” During a brief intermission there’ll be raffles and door prizes to win. For ticket information visit www.SuffernFilmFest.com.
Pot Legalization Losing Steam in NY
It’s looking less likely that you’ll be able to legally toke up in New
York in the near future. Though he wanted a bill by now, governor Andrew
Cuomo says it’s not looking good that’ll happen before the legislative
session ends…
Rockland Sheriff Lou Falco, who opposes recreational pot usage, says the
governor’s bound to bring it up again…
The state’s legislative session ends on June 19th.