Zugibe says lawyer Grossbarth stole from clients 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 […]
“Let us Drive You NOW instead of LATER” For the past few years, TJ McGowan Funeral Home has been hosting its annual New Year’s Eve – 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 […]
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 sheriff’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 […]
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 […]
BY DIANA BIERMAN In honor of 9-year-old Janiah Rollins, the St. Peter’s Cadets Memorial Basketball Tournament was held at St. Peter’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 […]
Arrest made in 1994 cold case, the shooting of Rene Charles BY DYLAN SKRILOFF It was 17 years in waiting but the Spring Valley cops finally got their man, Daniel Jean Baptiste, a 68-year-old Spring Valley resident, was arrested on second degree murder charges last week for the shooting of local community leader Rene Charles […]