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by Jeff Lewis
New York State lawmakers are targeting Thursday for a potential budget as Monday’s deadline has come and gone. Rockland State Senator Bill Weber of the 38th District says housing is a major obstacle, but things like education and foundation aid details can be worked out…
Retail crime and bail reform are other sticking points that could delay the budget from being passed.
by Jeff Lewis
A New Rochelle man was sentenced yesterday to nearly 19 years in federal prison following his 2022 conviction of assaulting an FBI Task Force officer. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, says 27 year-old Darren Smith led Yonkers Police officers after a traffic stop on a car chase, and then eventually he tried to flee on foot. Williams says Smith ran through crowded downtown Yonkers streets, holding a loaded handgun and refusing multiple law enforcement orders to stop. The FBI Task Force Officer and other officers took Smith to the ground, but he refused to let go of the gun, firing five shots. He also faces five years of supervised release, after time served.
by Jeff Lewis
The Rockland chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, has a new Executive Director. Beth Bate-DuBoff was named Executive Director of NAMI Rockland last month, and she says she’ll work to expand NAMI’s services…
Beth Bate-DuBoff has more than two decades of experience in non-profit administration, including stints with the Association for the Visually Impaired, Healing the Children in New Jersey, Jawonio and others. For more information visit their website, www.NAMIrockland.org.
by Jeff Lewis
The family of a Spring Valley woman who died during a confrontation with village police several years ago is appealing a state judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit claiming negligence by the cops. The Journal News reported the family of 53 year-old Tina Davis claimed her January 2020 death was caused by the Spring Valley police. Supreme Court Justice Sherri Eisenpress found that officers acted within department policy when they gave Davis medical aid as they were waiting for medical professionals to arrive on-scene. The medical examiner had reported that Davis died as a result of “cardiac arrest due to acute cocaine and alcohol intoxication with seizure activity, agitated behavior, and police restraint.” Police had responded on January 4th, 2020, to a 911 call reporting Davis was breaking car windows and chasing a person on Bethune Boulevard and Fred Hecht Drive. A 2021 report by New York’s Attorney General cleared the police of any criminal acts, but suggested officers undergo better training for dealing with people with mental health issues.
by Jeff Lewis
Both the Democratic and Republican parties have Presidential Primary Elections today, but how will turnout be? After a week of early voting last week, and an all-but-determined pair of candidates, it looks like we’re in for a re-run of 2020. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says the availability of early voting was overkill…
Only voters who are enrolled as Democrats or Republicans can vote in the presidential primary. Polls are open until 9PM.