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Friends of Harmony Hall to Host Halloween Event for Adults Saturday

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A spooky Halloween is coming to Sloatsburg Saturday. The Friends of Harmony Hall Jacob Sloat House is hosting a Spooky-tastic Halloween Party for adults only, featuring music from the Hudson Valley Wind and Brass Ensemble, and soloist Stacey Tirro. Harmony Hall president Andrea LaMantia says you’ll really get into the spirit…

That’s Saturday from 7 to 10pm on the Great Lawn at the Harmony Hall Jacob Sloat House in Sloatsburg. Tickets are $40 for FOHH members and $45 for non-members. Tickets must be purchased in advance by 6pm tomorrow night. Costumes are encouraged. For more information, click here.

New City Man Charged with Fatally Shooting Nephew Upstate

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A New City man has been arrested upstate and charged with the murder of his uncle. State Police say the incident took place over the weekend in the Town of Warren in Herkimer County, west of Albany. Police say Nikolai Tazin is charged with fatally shooting 50 year-old Andrey Tarasenko of Congers Sunday morning. Police say witness accounts said Tazin is suspected of using a shotgun to fatally shoot Tarasenko as the uncle was fleeing from a house. Tarasenko was pronounced dead at the scene inside his vehicle. While initially interviewing Tazin, Police say he complained of an injury sustained during a physical altercation that occurred before the shooting. He was taken to a local hospital and released. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact the New York State Police at 315-366-6000.

Violence in Haiti Worsening in Nation’s Capital

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Attacks by Haitian gangs are on the rise in the Caribbean nation, and the United Nations is concerned there’s not enough security to withstand these latest attacks in the capital. That’s according to Reuters. Hudson Valley Congressman Mike Lawler of the 17th district says the Biden administration hasn’t done enough to help the international community get the gang violence under control…

Violence in Haiti has been on the rise since the president was assassinated in 2021. The head of the U-N’s Integrated Office in Haiti, Maria Isabel Salvador, said the international mission, remains “critically under-resourced, which could impact deployment and impede it from carrying out its tasks” in support of the national police.

New Supermarket Opening in Spring Valley

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A new supermarket is coming to Rockland. LoHud.com reported the new 24-hour, seven-day-a-week supermarket called “Garden Fresh Market” is having a soft opening today with a grand opening set for Saturday. The market is located at the former CVS at the corner of Route 45 and Old Nyack Turnpike, across from Chestnut Ridge village hall. The owner, an immigrant from Ecuador who’s been in the U-S since 1995, is a New City resident who also owns the Mount Ivy Diner and several other local markets. The market will reportedly feature many international items from Haiti and Africa, and Spanish products as well.

Presentation Dealing with Teens and Mental Health Tomorrow

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A free, virtual presentation to help people understand and help deal with teens and their mental health is coming tomorrow thanks to the Rockland chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the West Hudson Psychiatric Society and other organizations. Dr. Laura Antar is a New City psychiatrist specializing in anxiety and depression, and she says Thursday’s presentation by clinical psychologist Dr. Alec Miller, will focus on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for adolescents…

NAMI Rockland’s free “Breaking the Silence” public forum called “Making Sense of Teens, Screens, and Family Life through the Lens of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy” is a two-hour presentation being held online tomorrow at 7PM. For more information and to register for the event, click here.