Haunt for Hospice Bowling Fundraiser

Haunt for Hospice Bowling Fundraiser

BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL Smiling faces made their ways into Hi-Tor Lanes in West Haverstraw on Friday night. It wasn’t just for the moonlight bowling, but also for the good cause they were supporting. A group of North Rocklanders, known as the Haunt for Hospice people, put together an event for the evening called Monster […]

WEST HAVERSTRAW FACELIFT; GaGa Comeback Continues

The Village of West Haverstraw is getting a facelift. The Garnerville Arts & Industrial Center has announced that work will be beginning in mid-September to restore the historic Water Tank that dominates the skyline in Garnerville. Visible from Low Tor Mountain, the Hudson River and throughout much of the Haverstraw area, the Water Tank rises […]

Now That’s How to Advertise!

Now That’s How to Advertise!

Ted Schultz sure knows how to get his name out there — check out this ad for his car dealership Nanuet and West Haverstraw car dealerships at the Rockland Center shopping plaza in Nanuet. There aren’t many ‘ad benches’ seen in Rockland County, so this one stands out.

Oswald the Grouch

Oswald the Grouch

Oswald Boncoeur has been identified as the West Haverstraw Grouch who has filed numerous complaints about children playing basketball in his street. At a recent village board meeting Boncoeur cited an arcane village regulation that banned all ball-playing in streets–even side streets like his own–and local parents are worried that their children might be barred […]

ACCUSED OF DWI AND RUNNING INTO A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE THE LAW

ACCUSED OF DWI AND RUNNING INTO A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE THE LAW

Michael E. LaFrancois, 23, of 36 Peck St. in West Haverstraw has been charged by the Stony Point Police Department with DWI, unlawfully fleeing police, reckless driving and several other traffic violations for an alleged night of bad decisions on May 28. On May 28 SPD arrested the above LaFrancois after attempting to stop him […]

HOSPITAL TO ACCEPT USED NEEDLES

Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw will be accepting used needles, lancets and syringes from Rockland County residents on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon and 6-8 p.m. at the hospital’s south loading dock. This service is part of the Rockland County SHARPS Disposal Program, operated by a coalition of county […]