A Carteret, N.J., man was arrested in Ramapo in connection with a murder in Florida. 51 year-old Alexander Martinez is wanted by Miami-Dade County authorities on a first-degree murder allegation. Ramapo police say he also now faces felony criminal mischief, attempted assault and other charges after a confrontation Thursday on Route 45 in New Hempstead. Ramapo police had to tase Martinez to bring him under control.
Rockland Officials Stand Firm Against Congestion Pricing
Rockland lawmakers and business leaders are lining up against the governor’s congestion pricing plan that threatens to hold up passage of the state budget. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says Rockland commuters and west-of-Hudson riders are being treated unfairly…
The congestion pricing proposal would add a hefty toll for cars coming into Manhattan and traveling below 61st street. Al Samuels is the president and CEO of the Rockland Business Association and says charging west-of-Hudson travelers an added tax could keep tourism dollars out…
The governor has said he will not sign the budget if congestion pricing or a toll plan is not included.
Area Assemblyman Introduces Term Limits Bill
An area assemblyman wants state politicians and some staff members to be limited to amount of time they can serve. Assemblyman Colin Schmitt, whose district covers Stony Point and parts of Orange County, introduced a term limits bill yesterday that would cap legislators in both houses to 4 two-year terms and a two-term limit on each statewide elected office…
Schmitt says politically-appointed staffers often gain power that goes unchecked. His bill would limit them to 12 years of service.
Suspect in November 2017 Hit-and-Run in Congers Nabbed in Indiana
U.S. Marshals in Indiana have caught a man Clarkstown Police believe was responsible for a
November 2017 hit-and-run accident in Congers that left a 7 year-old girl injured. Clarkstown Police Detective Peter Walker says 27 year-old Carlos Osvaldo Garcia-Gonzalez was arrested and is being held at the Clay County Justice Center awaiting extradition…
The girl suffered a broken leg in the incident, which occurred at the intersection of Lakewood Drive and Lakeland Avenue in Congers.
Haverstraw Man Gets 18 Years Behind Bars for Rape Case
A Haverstraw man got 18 years in state prison yesterday after pleading guilty in December to raping a girl under the age of 13. 46 year-old Nathaniel Saunders also faces 10 years’ post-release supervision and he has to register as a sex offender.