BRUNTFIELDS TERMINATED

Stony Point townies will no longer be gainfully employed by the taxpayers Charles and James Bruntfield were officially terminated from their jobs as irrigation technicians and groundskeepers at the Stony Point town golf course at a special meeting of the town board on Tuesday morning. The vote was unanimous 5-0, retroactive to their suspension October […]

THE CASE OF THE THIEVING LAWYER

THE CASE OF THE THIEVING LAWYER

Zugibe says lawyer Grossbarth stole from clientsย  District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe Wednesday announced that Joel Grossbarth, age 51, of New City, has been arrested and arraigned for allegedly stealing $70,000 from medical malpractice clients. Grossbarth has been charged with Grand Larceny, Criminal Possession of a forged Instrument, and two counts of offering a False […]

New Yearโ€™s Eve โ€“ Safe Drive Program

“Let us Drive You NOW instead of LATERโ€ย  For the past few years, TJ McGowan Funeral Home has been hosting its annual New Yearโ€™s Eve โ€“ Safe Drive Program. You may be asking yourself what is the Safe Drive Program? TJ McGowan safe drive program will drive anyone home from the local restaurants and bars […]

Cowboy Kralik Retires, Police say Goodbye

Cowboy Kralik Retires, Police say Goodbye

BY LAUREN KATE ROSENBLUM After 20 years as Sheriff, James Kralik is retiring and moving to Pennsylvania. Lawmakers, police officials in full uniform, along with the sheriffโ€™s mounted unit and several police dogs, gathered to give a final fair well last Thursday at a ceremony in New City. James F. Kralik, now 68, started with […]

Timelines — 12/29

Rockland officially overrides tax cap Over 80 percent of the local governments in New York have submitted their budget plans for 2012 coming in under the 2 percent tax cap. About 19 percent have decided to override this cap including Rockland County (one of six counties), and the Town of Haverstraw. County Executive C. Scott […]

Basketball Tournament Raises Money to Cure Rare Cancer

Basketball Tournament Raises Money to Cure Rare Cancer

BY DIANA BIERMAN In honor of 9-year-old Janiah Rollins, the St. Peterโ€™s Cadets Memorial Basketball Tournament was held at St. Peterโ€™s School in Haverstraw from December 17 until December 21. Spring Valley resident, Janiah, was diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor called pineoblastoma when she was just 7-years-old in November 2009. For a year […]