Timelines 8/18/16

Local Pharmacist Investigated and Raided by DEA  According to a lohud.com article, Maurice Malin, 82, was arrested during a raid at his home in Montebello, New York. Malin is accused of running a prescription drug scam. The DEA’s New Jersey office had been investigating Malin for about a year and claims he gained more than $6 million […]

Police defiant at loud Town Hall rally

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Clarkstown cops, police union leaders, officers’ spouses, Democratic Party operatives and others gathered at Tuesday’s Clarkstown Town Board meeting, holding a rally in support of suspended police chief, Michael Sullivan. It was also subtly a rally in support of law enforcement’s previously unquestioned “turf.” During two hours of public comments the group […]

NORTH ROCKLAND RUN/WALK FUNDS DISBURSED

NORTH ROCKLAND RUN/WALK FUNDS DISBURSED

At the Haverstraw Town Board meeting this week, the three recipients from the 13th Annual North Rockland Community 5K Run/Walk were presented each with a check of $9,500. Each recipient has serious medical needs and these funds were made possible by the numerous local businesses and participants from the 5K fundraiser this past June. Supervisor […]

Good Sam: Taking care of the “heart” of Rockland and Orange

Good Sam: Taking care of the “heart” of Rockland and Orange

BY KATHY KAHN A new cardiothoracic team has joined Good Samaritan Hospital, bringing advanced heart surgery back to both Rockland and Orange counties. The original director of the heart surgery program at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dr. Edward Lundy, had left the hospital. Drs. Chirag Badami and Bruce Toporoff have brought their extensive skills to Good […]

Neighborhood real estate values affected by Zombie homes

Neighborhood real estate values affected by Zombie homes

BY KATHY KAHN Suffern Lane in Garnerville is a pleasant, well-kept street where residents appear to take a lot of pride in their homes. Not so at 14 Suffern Lane, where the property owners have abandoned it and left the two-story dwelling to deteriorate, creating both a public eyesore and unsafe conditions. George Behn, Jr., […]