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Cindy Capitani

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Obituaries

Ronald S.Cole, 52, Of Oakland OAKLAND, N.J. -- Ronald S. Cole of Oakland, died on Dec. 19. He was 52. He is survived by his wife, Meredith (McCambley); and his stepdaughters, Catherine, Grace, and Elizabeth Leshner; by his mother Judy and his brothers, Edward, Michael, Eric, and Patrick. He is predeceased by his father Edward.

by Cindy Capitani

12/26/2016

News

Dutchess Duo Busted With Heroin, Crack, Handguns Tops Week's News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the week's top stories from around Dutchess County. Two Amenia women were busted with a large stash of heroin, crack cocaine and handguns on Monday when agents from the Dutchess County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant. Sometimes life smacks you in the face and that's what happened recently to Village of Fishkill Police Officer Michael Beaulieu when he suffered a sudden heart attack. Yorktown native and Hopewell Junction resident Dan Scavino and Greenwich's Hope Hicks will be working at the White House next year. Dutchess County Sheriff Ad…

by Cindy Capitani

12/25/2016

Sports

Tuckahoe Tigers Cheerleaders Heading To Disney For Nationals EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Give three cheers to the Tuckahoe Tigers cheerleaders, who will head to the Nationals in Orlando. Both the Junior and Senior Recreation Cheer teams are competing Feb. 11-12 in the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship at Walt Disney World. The Tuckahoe Tigers Cheerleaders will be returning to defend their National title in the Senior Recreation Division. This year the Tigers’ coaches Kaitlyn Partenza, Lori Romeo, Gabby Scottino, A.J. Pope and Megan Kleeman decided that their Junior Recreation team was also ready to take a shot at competing at a National an…

by Cindy Capitani

12/25/2016

News

Attempted Assault On Officer Tops Week's Rockland News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the week's top stories from around Rockland County. An Orangetown police officer barely escaped injury after a Pomona man threw a beer bottle at his head for no reason and then took off running, according to the Orangetown Police Department. A faint cry for help heard by a resident in Ramapo Tuesday evening led to the emergency rescue of an Airmont woman who had been laying in her driveway for more than two hours after falling. Nanuet's Rockland Bakery has been at it for over 75 years, expanding from simply a neighborhood bakery to a wholesale gian…

by Cindy Capitani

12/25/2016

Obituaries

Hon. Peter Branti Jr., 79, Of Pomona, Former Haverstraw Justice POMONA, N.Y. -- Hon. Peter Branti Jr., of Pomona, died on Dec. 23. He was 79. He was born on Aug. 31, 1937 in West Haverstraw to Peter Sr. and Loretta (Natale) Branti. Peter married the love of his life Ann Spissinger on Aug. 25, 1962 in St Peters Church in Haverstraw. He served proudly in the US Navy Reserve. He was an attorney who had his own practice for 46 years. He also was a Justice for the Town of Haverstraw and Village of West Haverstraw for 20 years. He was an Assistant District Attorney & Chief Public Defender (1978-1993) for Rockland County. He also served as a Legislator …

by Cindy Capitani

12/25/2016

News

Metro-North Engineer Who Fell Asleep In Fatal Crash Gets Lifetime Pension A Metro-North engineer who derailed a 2013 train after falling asleep in the Bronx near the Spuyten Duyvil station will receive a lifetime disability pension, according to lohud.com. William Rockefeller will receive $3,200 a month in addition to a federal railroad retirement pension he was awarded, according to lohud.com. The decision comes weeks after Rockefeller filed a $10 million lawsuit Dec. 1 in U.S. District Court in New York saying Metro-North is at fault for the derailment and should have equipped the train with an automatic braking system, according to lohud earlier this month. T…

by Cindy Capitani

12/24/2016

Obituaries

Robert T. James, 95, Of Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- Robert T. James, of Paramus, died on Dec. 20. He was 95. He was born Dec. 20, 1921. entered into eternal rest on December 20, 2016. Born in Newport, RI, Mr. James was a graduate of Boston University and was formerly of Ridgewood. Prior to his retirement, he was Vice President and Corporate Secretary for Crompton & Knowles in New York City. James was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Hobbyists Unlimited. He is survived by his loving children Cynthia Duell (Emery) of Ramsey, Cheryl Healy (Robert) of Charlotte, NC, and Jonathan James (Laura) of Mt. Pleasant,…

by Cindy Capitani

12/24/2016

Police & Fire

Jury: Garfield Man Guilty In Cliffside Park Shooting Death A Garfield man was found guilty on Wednesday in the shooting death of an unarmed Fairview man near a Cliffside Park bar in 2012, according to the Asbury Park Press.com. Michael A. Sampson, 42, was charged with murdering Hector “Tito” Zabala, 33, not far from the Boom Bar on Anderson Avenue, according to the Asbury Park Press.com. Sampson had argued that he shot Zabala in self-defense after seeing a weapon but nothing was found on the victim's body or at the scene, according to the Asbury Park Press.com. The two didn't know each other but Sampson didn't like the way Zabala was talking to…

by Cindy Capitani

12/24/2016

Police & Fire

Police Investigating Ramapo Dispute Say Man Had Three Unlicensed Handguns RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Police investigating a dispute in Chestnut Ridge on Friday said they foud a man in possession of three unlicensed handguns. Officers responded to a private residence to follow up on the civil dispute, Ramapo Police said. A man from Beverly Hills, Florida, age 56, was found in possession of the three handguns and didn't have a New York State Pistol Permit, for any of them, police said. The man, who has not been identified, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. He was remanded to the Rockland County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail and is schedu…

by Cindy Capitani

12/24/2016

News

Metro-North Engineer Who Fell Asleep In Fatal Crash Gets Lifetime Pension A Metro-North engineer who derailed a 2013 train after falling asleep in the Bronx near the Spuyten Duyvil station will receive a lifetime disability pension, according to lohud.com. William Rockefeller will receive $3,200 a month in addition to a federal railroad retirement pension he was awarded, according to lohud.com. The decision comes weeks after Rockefeller filed a $10 million lawsuit Dec. 1 in U.S. District Court in New York saying Metro-North is at fault for the derailment and should have equipped the train with an automatic braking system, according to lohud earlier this month. T…

by Cindy Capitani

12/24/2016

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