Happy birthday to Mickey Mouse!Toontown native Mickey Mouse turns 88 today. Mickey Mouse made his animated debut in "Steamboat Willie" by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. on Nov. 18, 1928. Mickey is the official mascot of the Walt Disney company and has appeared in over 130 films and on countless merchandising items. He is often alongside his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, friends Donald ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors recently had a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new headquarters at One Maple Avenue. “We are honored to share this exciting moment with our local dignitaries, as well as our Realtor members, affiliates, and staff,” said Richard Haggerty, the association's CEO. “We look forward to continuing to be a vital ...

Children are getting their first smartphones at an increasingly younger age.The research firm Influence Central revealed that children are now getting their first smartphones at around 10, a decrease from the average age of 12 in 2012, The New York Times reported. According to data from Jesse Weinberger's book "The Boogeyman Exists: and He's in Your Child's Back Pocket," it ...

RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Sloatsburg residents recently presented the Ramapo Police Department with gift bags. Each gift bag included candy and words of encouragement for the police. 

RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The Town of Ramapo Police Department is seeking a fugitive wanted for burglary and possession of burglars' tools. Michael Russo, 54, was arrested for the Jan. 1 burglary of an office on Route 59 in Airmont.Russo is 6 feet tall and weighed 230 pounds at the time of his arrest. He is currently homeless. Anyone with information related to his whereabouts is asked to contact ...

The Thruway Authority announced pavement repair work that will require overnight northbound lane closures on I-87/I-287 from just south of Exit 9 (Tarrytown - Sleepy Hollow - US Route 9) to the approach of the Tappan Zee Bridge Wednesday evening.The closure will be between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday. Two northbound lanes will be closed to traffic to accommodate the repair ...

ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- The New York State Department of Health has confirmed that for the first time thus year mosquitoes collected in Rockland County tested positive for West Nile Virus. "This is the time of the year we expect to see a rise in West Nile Virus activity and the positive results confirm that," said County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert. ...

SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Ramapo police charged seven teenagers from New Jersey on Friday with trespassing at the quarry on Tilcon Road in Suffern. Police advise that the conditions at the quarry are dangerous, and trespassers will be arrested for the safety of the violators as well as first responders. The Ramapo Police Department also stopped a car with a strong odor of marijuana on McNamara ...

AIRMONT, N.Y. -- The Rockland County Highway Department will resurface New County Road between Christmas Hill Road and Route 59 on Tuesday, July 26. Residents can expect temporary closures and detours beginning at 7 a.m. 

New York State Police are seeking the public's help in searching for a missing Arizona teenager. Morgan LaRose, 16, has been missing since Tuesday, July 19. She is 5-foot-4 tall, around 140 pounds and has dark hair that's purple on top and short shaved on the sides. Morgan has several ear piercings and surgery scars on her arms. The Arizona teen was visiting family at a residence on ...