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A 17-year-old was sent to the hospital with injuries after what police
describe as a “Gang Assault” Monday night. Orangetown Police say
20-year-old Ziad Cecunjanin of Tappan and two 17-year-olds attacked the victim on the Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail near Greenbush Road in Orangeburg. The suspects were charged with second-degree gang assault and released on bail. They are due back in court next month.

The publisher of a weekly Rockland newspaper was reportedly arrested last
month and charged with drug possession. 39-year-old Dylan Skriloff of the
Rockland County Times was arrested in Edison, New Jersey, May 28th after
he was allegedly caught sitting in his car with LSD, Xanax and
unprescribed Adderall. He is due in court in Middlesex County June 20th.
He did not respond to a request for comment.

Ramapo is expecting a final report from their stadium consultant before
the end of the month. The consultant has been looking at the park and
other data to determine how the town can get the most bang for the buck
from it. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says he’s looking forward to
getting the report…

One of the ideas that's been tossed around is the conversion of the
natural grass field to artificial turf, a concept that Ramapo Parks and
Recreation Director Michelle Antosca likes… 

The consultant has been working with the town on the ballpark since February. 

The Rockland County Office for the Aging is holding a free elder abuse
panel discussion Friday morning at Palisades Center. Tina
Cardoza-Izquierdo is the Office for the Aging’s director, and says the
panel and guest speaker will focus on the abuse issues that senior
citizens face every day…

The event is being held Friday morning at Palisades Center’s 4th Floor
Conference room from 10 to Noon. Registration is not required but is
suggested. To register or to find out more information, call 845-364-2110. 

An area charity that has been raising funds for a Nyack boy with cancer,
will unveil the winner of its fundraising challenge tomorrow. Six people,
three from Westchester, two from Connecticut and one from Florida, are
competing to be named The Connecticut-Westchester-Hudson Valley Chapter of
the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year. LLS Special
Events Campaign Manager Dana Robbin says Charlie Levine of Nyack was only
ten when he developed acute lymphoblastic leukemia…

The LLS Man & Woman of the Year gala is being held tomorrow. For more
information, visit www.mwoy.org/ctwhv.