West Haverstraw News

WEST HAVERSTRAW - A 19-year-old Pomona man was arraigned yesterday on felony charges stemming from a dispute with a woman in a parked car at the Samsondale Plaza shopping center Tuesday night, police said.

HAVERSTRAW - As 5-year-old John Baker slid down the slower of the two water slides at the Bowline Point Park pool area, it was evident he'd lost his two front teeth.

Tappan Zee Bridge repairs Monday and Tuesday: Right lane southbound closed for bridge maintenance beginning at milepost 15.0 to 13.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tappan Zee deck replacement Monday through Wednesday: Work will begin at 8 p.m. resulting in the closure of two left southbound lanes, with an additional left southbound lane closing ...

HAVERSTRAW - Final remediation is under way at the site of a former landfill that forced families from their homes in the 1990s.

Today: Right lane southbound closed for maintenance beginning at milepost 16.1 to 13.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Tomorrow: Right lane southbound closed for maintenance beginning at milepost 16.1 to 13.1, between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The public is also notified about repairs and lane closings via dynamic message signs and Highway Advisory ...

A New City man is accused of smashing into another car while driving drunk in New Jersey, critically injuring the other driver.

Sewer systems in Pomona have become a little more secure as two pump stations that some residents called obsolete have been upgraded.

HAVERSTRAW: After more than three hours of heated discussion, the Haverstraw village board Wednesday adjourned the public hearing for a plan to build a 26-unit affordable housing development, to be known as Murphy Manor Apartments, on Samsondale Avenue.

GARNERVILLE - Despite the economy, Haverstraw residents still enjoy access to numerous recreational activities including parks, a golf course, summer concerts, youth trips and senior citizen programs.

Star magazine notes that Kate Gosselin has vowed to save her troubled marriage. 'I will not give up,' she said on the season premiere of her TLC show.

WEST HAVERSTRAW - Authentic Italian food is just one of the offerings on the menu at this year's Rockland County Italian Festival.

WEST HAVERSTRAW-With his hands gripped on the spokes of a wooden wheel nearly twice his size, 5-year-old Christopher Gaines took the helm of the ship.

BARDONIA - As Kaitlin McGoldrick addressed fellow students, the class salutatorian said her only regret was not attending Albertus Magnus High school from her freshman year.

HAVERSTRAW - Volunteers have been preparing this week for the 15th annual Puerto Rican Day parade and festival, which celebrates Puerto Rican heritage and culture.

Tomorrow to Thursday: Installation of modular joints in main span and west deck truss will continue in the center lanes.

A second Rockland student has tested positive for the swine flu virus, the county Department of Health confirmed yesterday.

Drug charges: Christopher L. Martin, 22, of 26 Van Buren Drive, Stony Point, has been charged with felony counts of possessing and selling marijuana, Stony Point police said yesterday.

Members of Chapter 333 of the Vietnam Veterans of America continue a 22-year-old tradition today with ceremonies honoring those who have died in service to the nation.

A man who ran what a prosecutor called "the zoo from hell" has been convicted in New York of animal cruelty.

A West Haverstraw Justice Court jury today convicted Robert Everle of 13 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty after less than 90 minutes of deliberation.