A Haverstraw town councilman has announced he is stepping down. Town Supervisor Howard Phillips says Hector Soto will be missed…
Soto was born in Puerto Rico and came to Haverstraw when he was fourteen. He served in the Air Force in the Philippines and Vietnam, and then worked in the Town of Haverstraw Police Department for 36 years. He was first elected as a Councilman in 2007. Phillips says Johnny Ortiz will be running for Soto’s seat on the town board.