Haverstraw News

The American Red Cross is assisting a Rockland County family left temporarily homeless as a result of a small fire that appears to have been caused by a lit candle this morning.

Police in Orange County have concluded their search of the woods behind Woodbury Commons outlets and are awaiting DNA and other tests of human skeletal remains found by authorities Friday behind the popular shopping complex.

A Rockland County man claims he was unfairly fired after his boss accused him of sleeping - even though the employer knew the man actually had a rare illness that caused him to close his eyes, according to a lawsuit.

Officials say two men found a skull and bones in woods on Turner Road off of Route 32, near a parking lot for the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets.

Be prepared for some slow going over the next few months as Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef announced Thursday that the Rockland County Highway Department has started its largest ever paving and resurfacing program.

In Patchogue accident. shoulder blocked on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 EB at CR-101/X55. Stop and go traffic from Rt-112/X53 In Patchogue accident.

Wanted: Police believe Eugene Palmer, 73, is still alive and on the run after shooting his daughter-in-law dead and then taking off into the wilderness last September Police fear a retired park ranger accused of gunning down his daughter-in-law before fleeing into the wilderness of upstate New York seven-months ago is alive and still on the run.

Rockland County fire officials today are warning residents to use extra caution when disposing of lit smoking materials after an early-morning fire caused by a cigarette dumped in dry landscaping mulch destroyed a Garnerville home.

An early morning fire destroyed a single-family house on High Street in Garnerville.

Some Rockland County voters will be going to new polling sites the next time they vote.

An accident has prompted police to close Route 9W between Short Clove Road and Route 304.

If you're under 21, you may soon have a hard time lighting up in New York City. Public health officials in New York want to raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes.

Haverstraw village Trustee Thomas Watson Jr. was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge for allegedly stealing $10,000 from a customer of his contracting business.

United Water announced Tuesday that The Business Council of New York State supports the utility's proposed water desalination project.

A White Plains man who is already facing a theft-related charge was arrested by Port Chester police last week and charged in connection with two alleged car break-ins. The man, 52, is accused of smashing the cars' windows.

Supervisor Geoffrey Finn and board members James White, Luanne Konopko, Karl Javenes and James McDonnell were present.

The Rockland County Board of Health met this month to assess fines against property owners and businesses that violated the sanitary code.

The Town of Haverstraw is determined to restore its shoreline park destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in time for summer.

Two Haverstraw teenagers have been indicted by a Rockland County grand jury on assault charges in connection with an attack on a police officer who was investigating a taxi fare dispute in downtown Nyack.

United Water New York's Hudson River treatment plant has a new list of supporters, with local business organizations and the NAACP now endorsing the controversial project.