A Rockland man was arraigned Tuesday in Rockland County Court on charges of third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. Lohud.com says 39-year-old Yoel Oberlander, who is listed as a resident of Monsey and Monroe, is accused of improperly touching a 15-year-old boy’s genitals last June. He is reportedly being held in federal custody in New Jersey on accusations of violating his supervised release from prison. He’s been convicted of several sex crimes since 2002, and is reportedly listed as a Level 2 sex offender. His attorney said he would fight the new charges. He is due back in court in two weeks.
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Funeral Services Set for Rockland Educator Judith Johnson
Funeral services have been set for New Hempstead’s Judith Johnson, a member of the New York State Board of Regents and former Director of Curriculum for the Nyack Public School District. She died at age 80 on Tuesday. Visitation will be this Sunday from 4:00pm – 7:00pm at RCC’s Cultural Arts Center. Services will be held Monday morning at 10, also at the RCC Cultural Arts Center. Regent Johnson was president Bill Clinton’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education and she was the first African-American to serve as the Peekskill School District’s Superintendent.
RCC Senior Club to Learn About Rockland Transit Options at Meeting this Friday
If you’re having issues with, or really like the experience that you have on Rockland TRIPS buses, or if you just want to learn more about how they can get you around the county, you’ll want to head to the RCC Senior Club meeting tomorrow. Walter Fiedler is with the Club, and says the guest speaker is Rockland County’s Transit Marketing Coordinator, Michael Prendergast, who will address the benefits and some of the issues the bus system sometimes has…
The meeting is being held tomorrow at noon at the RCC Tech Center Ellipse.
New Hempstead Educator, Regent Judith Johnson, Dies
New Hempstead’s Judith Johnson, a member of the New York State Board of Regents and former Director of Curriculum for the Nyack Public School District, died yesterday. Regent Johnson was also president Bill Clinton’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education and was Peekskill’s first African American Schools Superintendent. Three years ago, she spoke about education at Manhattanville College in Westchester…
Johnson is also a member of the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame. County Executive Ed Day praised her as a “fighter for the equal education for all children,” Clarkstown legislator Harriet Cornell called her a “brilliant educator and thinker,” and Congresswoman Nita Lowey said she was “the strongest advocate for children’s education.” She was 80 years old.
Fort Drum Soldiers Join Search for West Point Cadet Missing Since Friday
Soldiers from Fort Drum’s 23rd Military Police Company have joined the search for a missing West Point cadet who may be armed. In a statement, West Point said 20 year-old Kade Kurita, of Gardena, California, missed a military skills competition over the weekend and was last seen Friday. He may have his M4 rifle with him, but officials don’t think he has any ammunition, and he may be a danger to himself but not the public. New York State Police dive teams are searching the Hudson River along with lakes and ponds at West Point. If you have information call West Point Military Police at 845-938-3333.