In recognition of the achievements of Anthony “Spocko” Sparta, the Haverstraw Businessman of the Year, the Haverstraw Town Republican Committee will hold a celebration on Thursday August 22, 2013. Sparta’s past successes and future endeavors will be celebrated from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at “Lynch’s Restaurant,” which is located on 79A South Liberty Drive […]
The town of Haverstraw recently honored volunteers from the annual Watchfires ceremony: Mike Hatala, James Mickinowski, Robert Bates, Peter MacTaggart, John Fay, Richard and John Smith, Peter and Jason Novak, Joe Sarvis, Tom Carol and Bill Kelemen. The town presented the volunteers with the Town of Haverstraw Distinguished Service Award at a recent Town Board […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE A charming presentation of New Gamelan Music and Shadow Puppets Saturday at Shades Repertory Theatre in Haverstraw enthralled an audience and this reviewer. The Sari Dienes Foundation and Gamelon Sons of Lion brought the work of art to the theatre in the central Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Haverstraw, funded […]
Joshua White, age 21, residing at 66 Village Mill, Haverstraw, NY, was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. The Stony Point Police arrested the defendant after an officer checking a suspicious vehicle discovered a passenger, the above defendant, in possession 16 “decks” of heroin. The defendant was arrested, processed […]
By Michael Pointing, vice president and general manager of United Water New York I am compelled to respond to recent calls for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to hold an issues conference for United Water’s Haverstraw Water Supply Project (HWSP). Rockland needs more water—and soon. In 2006, because of a history of […]
The 7th Grade CYO Basketball team from St. Gregory’s in Haverstraw won this year’s Rockland County and New York State Champions for 2012-2013. They were honored last week by the Haverstraw Town Board.