By Dan Rose, Not every family dealing with a parent’s cognitive decline needs to file for guardianship. In fact, New York law insists that they shouldn’t, at least not as a first move. The courts have made it abundantly clear that Article 81 guardianship is designed as a last resort, not a starting point. Before […]
Small business owners rarely expect to end up in court. A disputed contract or employee grievance can escalate quickly. That kind of situation can piral faster than you might think. Most litigation stems from preventable missteps. Poor documentation creates problems. Delayed responses make things worse. The choices you make early on often determine the outcome. […]
At the direction of Chief Hyman, the Special Operations Unit has been conducting targeted enforcement details at locations identified as sites of prior pedestrian-involved motor vehicle crashes. These locations are selected based on crash data and traffic safety analysis, with the goal of reducing repeat incidents and improving overall pedestrian safety. As part of this […]
On January 22, 2026, at approximately 4:39 p.m., the Spring Valley Police Department responded to a report of an unresponsive infant at 18 White Street. Officers arrived within minutes and encountered an adult female holding an unresponsive six-month-old child. Lifesaving measures were immediately initiated, and the child was transported to a local hospital, where the […]
Two people can drink the same amount of alcohol at the same time and still show very different readings on a breath test. That happens because everybody absorbs, distributes, and breaks down alcohol in their own way. These internal differences directly affect the consequences of alcohol on your breath, which is what a breathalyzer actually […]
When someone is hurt in a parking lot, the first thing that comes to mind is who was responsible for keeping that area safe at the time of the accident. Control, maintenance methods, and the disregard of known risks aid in determining the responsible party. The law that governs these actions is called premises liability […]