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Tina Traster

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Pomona Man Charged In Stony Point Burglary Pomona Man Charged In Stony Point Burglary
Pomona Man Charged In Stony Point Burglary STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Police on Friday have arrested George P. Green, 46, of Pomona on charges of second-degree burglary, stolen property and grand larceny. Green is suspected in a residential burglary on Jan. 1.  Green was arrested with the assistance of the Town of Haverstraw Police and the Rockland County Intelligence Center after a brief foot pursuit.  The Stony Point Police were also assisted in the investigation by the Rockland County Sheriff’s B.C.I.Unit. The defendant was processed then arraigned in Stony Point Justice Court. He was remanded to the Rockland County Jail until his next…

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Rockland Residents Gear Up For Powerball Jackpot Rockland Residents Gear Up For Powerball Jackpot
Rockland Residents Gear Up For Powerball Jackpot NYACK, N.Y. -- It is hard not to play the parlor game: What would I do if I won $700 million dollars?  Which is why millions of people, many who never normally buy lottery tickets, forked over money to play the Powerball Lottery throughout Rockland. Nobody won Wednesday's drawing so the fantasizing continues until the next drawing Saturday for many who will try again. Others will sit this round out. At Koblin's Pharmacy in Nyack, Joan Brooks said on Thursday that if she won the lottery, "I'd give some to my two children, their children, the church, the homeless, and then me." A …

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Neighbors
Peter Klose Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor Peter Klose Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Peter Klose Joins Orangetown Daily Voice As Community Advisor ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Peter Klose, an attorney, is one of Daily Voice's community advisors for its Orangetown site. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local events and news. Klose lives and practices law in Nyack. He serves as Chairman of the Nyack Planning Board.  He is also and as Director of the Rockland Rowing Association, Inc.   A graduate of Cornell University (1989), New England School of Law (1993), and Leadership Rockland (2009), he worked at large law firms in New York City and White Plains until opening Klose & Associates in 1999. He is passions include co…

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High Angle Heroes From Nyack Save The Day Twice In Recent Rescues High Angle Heroes From Nyack Save The Day Twice In Recent Rescues
High Angle Heroes From Nyack Save The Day Twice In Recent Rescues Nyack, N.Y. -- When a Long Island hiker veered off trail at Hook Mountain State Park and fell precipitously to an outcropping last month, emergency personnel from several town, county and state park departments showed up on the scene. But it was a little-known, highly skilled group of Nyack fire fighters who scaled the mountain and brought the victim down in a three-hour rescue operation using ropes and specialized equipment that saved the man's life.  Nyack's High Angle Rescue Team has a dozen skilled volunteer fire fighters who train year-round to rescue stranded, lost or injured hikers, …

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Stony Point Police Charge Man, 29, With Heroin Possession Stony Point Police Charge Man, 29, With Heroin Possession
Stony Point Police Charge Man, 29, With Heroin Possession STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Stony Point Police Department on Monday arrested Broc Donnison, 29, of New Berlin, N.Y., for criminal possession of a controlled substance. The defendant was arrested following a vehicle and traffic stop. He was in possession of 13 envelopes of heroin. He was also found in possession of several hypodermic needles and suboxone.  The defendant was arrested, processed and released. He is due in court on Feb. 16th at 1:30 pm.

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Ramapo Police Seeking Clues To Anti-Semitic Letter Ramapo Police Seeking Clues To Anti-Semitic Letter
Ramapo Police Seeking Clues To Anti-Semitic Letter RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The Town of Ramapo Police Department is investigating incidents in which an unknown subject faxed an anti-Semitic letter to Ramapo Town Hall as well as to the Town of Ramapo Police Department.  The letter was faxed to the Ramapo Town Hall on Nov. 30.  The same letter was then faxed to the Ramapo Police Department on Dec. 20.

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Ramapo Police Still Looking For Taxi Cab Robber Ramapo Police Still Looking For Taxi Cab Robber
Ramapo Police Still Looking For Taxi Cab Robber RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Police are searching a suspected assailant who assaulted and robbed a taxi cab driver Monday around 9:08 p.m. after the suspect flagged him down on Route 45 near Rennslear Drive in Hillcrest. The taxi driver told police he had been robbed. According to the victim, he had picked up suspect in front of the Bravo Supermarket in Hillcrest Plaza. When the taxi reached Rennsalear Drive the suspect grabbed the driver from behind and demanded cash. Suspect also repeatedly punched the driver and sprayed a substance into the driver’s eyes. Suspect then fled on foot. The victim was …

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Upper Nyack Staple Shutters Its Doors Upper Nyack Staple Shutters Its Doors
Upper Nyack Staple Shutters Its Doors Upper Nyack, N.Y. -- Some called it "the little store." Others, "the deli." Their bacon cheeseburgers were legend. Its stoop, a Nyack High School hangout.  Now, it is gone. On the last day of 2015, Hartell's, the deli/grocery that has sat at the corner of North Broadway and Castle Heights, closed its doors after 41 years. The attached liquor store is still open. Hartell's owner Louis "Bubby" Hartell, who is 88 years old, was born in Nyack Hospital. After serving in the marines, he worked in the diaper business. He said "abortions and the pill" put hi…

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Police Seek Clues On Bullet Holes In Car, House, Attempted Ramapo Break-In Police Seek Clues On Bullet Holes In Car, House, Attempted Ramapo Break-In
Police Seek Clues On Bullet Holes In Car, House, Attempted Ramapo Break-In RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police on Sunday evening around 8:50 p.m. responded to reports of gun shots heard on Hempstead Road in Hillcrest.  Officers found an unoccupied vehicle parked on Hempstead Road with several large caliber bullet holes. Additionally, a single bullet entered a residence on Hempstead Road, through a window, and lodged in a stone fireplace. Officers secured a crime scene and checked the welfare of the residents at this location. There were no injuries. Several minutes later a caller from Elliot Place, which is in the same area, reported an attempted forced entry into the r…

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A Look Back At Top Stories Since Clarkstown Daily Voice's Launch A Look Back At Top Stories Since Clarkstown Daily Voice's Launch
A Look Back At Top Stories Since Clarkstown Daily Voice's Launch Rockland Daily Voice's four sites launched on Nov. 2, and there has been no shortage of intriguing stories since then. Here's a sample of some of the coverage:  Neighbors Take Ramapo To Court Over Land Sale Advisory Board Offers 19 Reforms  'No Haitians' Need Apply Ad Sparks Fury  Craigslist Murder In West Nyack Shocks Community  George Hoehmann Ousts Incumbent Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack  Clarkstown $36 Million School Bond Sails To Victory Bond Rockland Standout Is Hudson Valley's First To Commit To College  Stony Point Historical Society Reopens  Hook Mountain Hiker Rescue T…

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