A 41-year-old Monsey volunteer firefighter faces fraud charges for reportedly working several jobs while out on disability and accepting more than $100,000 in state benefits. The New York State Inspector General and Rockland’s acting District Attorney Kevin Gilleece say the president of the Monsey Fire Department, Raphael Ziegler, also a New Hempstead fire inspector, accepted Medicaid payments for his transportation business after not providing his employees with required workers compensation. He was arrested yesterday on several felony fraud charges. He was released without bail and is due back in court in March.
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Wintry Weekend Weather Hits Rockland
Some overnight precipitation could make this morning’s commute a little messy. Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips says his crews are standing by…
O&R spokesman Mike Donovan says the storm coming our way Saturday night has the potential to be much more severe…
Don’t touch or approach any downed wire. Assume it is energized and dangerous. Call O&R immediately toll-free 1-877-434-4100. Depending on the situation, you may also want to call your local police to divert traffic until an O&R crew arrives.
Orangetown Police Looking for Witnesses to Possible Luring Attempt in Pearl River
Orangetown Police are looking for answers after a possible luring attempt in Pearl River over the weekend. Town supervisor Chris Day tells “The Morning Show” a 10-year-old was sitting on a curb near Lang Terrace and Lombardi Road in Pearl River on Saturday around 2 in the afternoon when a white van with tinted windows driven by a white male stopped and asked the boy if he wanted a ride home…
Contact Orangetown police if you have any information about this incident or any others like it you may have witnessed. Their number is 845-359-3700.
Home Buyers and Sellers See Delays Due to Gov Shutdown
The mortgage industry and home buyers and sellers are among those affected by the government shutdown. The IRS transcripts that home buyers need for closing have been backlogged due to the stalemate in Washington. Rose Mohaded is a Junior Underwriter with FM Home Loans in Pomona, and she says since some government employees have been called back into the office to take care of business without being paid, paperwork is starting to move, but they are still way behind…
The government has now been shut down for a record 28 days.
Rocklanders Head to Washington D.C. for “March for Life”
A group of Rocklanders is heading to the nation’s capital to join the March for Life and rally this afternoon. Jean Marie Grahn is an organizer with Rockland Right to Life and says they’ll arrive in Washington D. C. in time to participate in the March, which organizers say is to end what they call the “human rights abuse of abortion”…
The march up Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court and Capitol Building has been held for the last 45 years, since the landmark Roe versus Wade court decision in 1973. For more information about the Rockland Right to Life group, visit their website: https://rocklandRTL.org.