The next Rockland Green paper shredding event for Rockland residents is being held tomorrow at Haverstraw town hall. Supervisor Howard Phillips heads up Rockland Green…
That’s Sunday from 8am to noon at Haverstraw town hall.
14th Annual Highlands Bluegrass Music & Crafts Festival Comes to Harmony Hall in Sloatsburg Sunday
The 14th Annual Highlands Bluegrass Music & Crafts Festival is coming to Sloatsburg Sunday. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says the event is being held Sunday at the historic Harmony Hall Jacob Sloat House on Liberty Rock Road…
Harmony Hall president Andrea LaMantia says even if you think Bluegrass music isn’t your cup of tea, you’re sure to have fun…
That’s Sunday from 1 to 5pm on the Great Lawn at the Harmony Hall Jacob Sloat House in Sloatsburg. For more information go to FOHH.org.
Rockland Sheriff, Local Police, Watching Haitian Communities as Springfield OH Controversy Swirls
Though there have been no direct threats, the Rockland County Sheriff’s department and local police are keeping a close eye on what’s going on in the Haitian community following the uproar over comments made by former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance about internet rumors out of Springfield, Ohio. Rockland County Sheriff Lou Falco told “The Morning Show” yesterday it’s a shame this is even happening…
At a press conference Tuesday in Spring Valley to decry the spreading of the false rumors regarding Haitians allegedly eating pet dogs and cats in Ohio, Ramapo District 8 Legislator Toney Earl, who grew up in Ohio, said he and Spring Valley’s Haitian community are outraged by the comments the former president made at the debate last week against vice-president Kamala Harris, statements he has yet to retract…
Citing The Wall Street Journal, The Independent reported the story that JD Vance caught wind of starting the whole thing, has turned out to be completely false. The lone resident of Springfield who claimed her cat, Miss Sassy, may have been stolen by her Haitian neighbors, has apologized to them for filing the police report. Turns out Anna Kilgore’s cat was hiding in the basement.
News Briefs: NYC Man Tased, Shot and Killed After Traffic Stop on Thruway in Orange County, Two Kids Hurt in New Hempstead Car Accident, GA Man Arrested with 1.5K of Cocaine in Hopewell Junction
A man wanted for several violent felonies out of New York City, who reportedly fled a traffic stop in Orange County, was eventually shot and killed by State Police in Highland Mills yesterday afternoon. New York State Police say Troopers from Troop T tried to stop a stolen 2021 Chevy Equinox around 5:35 yesterday morning on the northbound Thruway, when the SUV driven by a 28 year-old man known as “Ali Ali” crashed into a tractor trailer and caught fire just north of exit 16 in Harriman. Police say Ali ran from the scene into a wooded area. Several Orange County schools were put on lockdown during the search, as Ali was thought to be armed and dangerous. Ali was located around 2pm yesterday afternoon several miles away in a densely-wooded area off Trout Brook Road in Highland Mills. Troopers say Ali was ordered numerous times to drop the knife he was holding and surrender, but he failed to comply. He was Tasered twice, fell to the ground, but then immediately got up, and charged at Troopers with the knife. An unidentified Trooper then shot Ali. They began life-saving measures but he died at the scene. The investigation into the incident continues.
Two Kids Hurt in Accident in New Hempstead
Two children were reportedly injured after an accident yesterday afternoon on Sunny Ridge Road near Bristol Lane in New Hempstead. Ramapo Police say two 11 year-olds were reportedly riding a dirt bike on the wrong side of the street when they hit a car head-on. they were hit by a car. New Square Hatzolah, Spring Hill Ambulance, and Rockland Paramedics provided medical assistance at the scene. The two children were treated at the scene, then taken to Westchester Medical Center. Both suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and neither was wearing a helmet. The car’s driver, who was not identified, remained on-scene and was not found to be at fault. [updated with additional information]
Georgia Man Arrested with 1.5 Kilos of Cocaine
A Georgia man has been arrested after he was allegedly caught with over 1.5 kilos of cocaine in the Hudson Valley. The New York State Police Community Stabilization Unit arrested 45 year-old Rayheim Drayton of Atlanta during a traffic stop earlier this month in Hopewell Junction. He was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell, and another felony. He was arraigned in East Fishkill Court and sent to the Dutchess County Jail without bail on a future court date.
Spring Valley’s Haitian Community Decries False Rumors Spreading from Springfield Ohio
Members of Rockland’s Haitian community came out against the ramped-up rhetoric and false stories that have been swirling around the country after former President Donald Trump repeated an unfounded rumor during his debate with vice-president Kamala Harris that vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has been telling about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, eating people’s pet cats and dogs. Renold Julien is the head of Konbit Neg Lakay, the Haitian-American Center of Rockland. At a press conference yesterday outside their Spring Valley office, Julien said the angry rhetoric and threats reminded him of the 1990s, when Haitians were blamed for spreading AIDS…
President of the Hudson Valley Haitian American Nurses Association, Florence Pierre-Pierre, said she can’t understand why her community is constantly subject to false rumors…
Ramapo is believed to have the second largest Haitian-American population in the nation per capita, and Supervisor Michael Specht said the rumors and stories are a form of “blood libel”…
Former State Senator Elijah-Reichlin Melnick said the scare tactics used by some on the right are predictable…
Growing up in Spring Valley, and throughout his career, former Congressman Mondaire Jones said he’s always felt close to Rockland’s Haitian community…
Rockland State Senator, Republican Bill Weber, told “The Morning Show” yesterday that he was appalled by the statements made by former President Trump…
In a statement last week, GOP Congressman Mike Lawler spokesman Nate Soule said, “Congressman Lawler has not seen independent verification of the wild claims that have been spread by some about the Haitian community, and he encourages his colleagues to exercise great restraint when spreading unfounded theories and claims based off of posts on Facebook.”