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Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann Making Big Changes Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann Making Big Changes
Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann Making Big Changes NEW CITY, N.Y. – George Hoehmann strikes an avuncular manner that might be somewhat deceiving.  In less than a month since becoming Clarkstown’s new town supervisor, the Republican has made tough decisions. He has whittled down his administration, shrunk the number of town attorneys, replaced key positions with lower salaries, and consolidated the directors of finance and operations from two jobs to one. Streamlining the $1.5 million town attorney staff from seven full-time positions and one part-time member to two full-time, one part-time, plus outside contractors who will not be paid pen…

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News
Sparkill Community Mourns Nurse's Death In Honduras Bus Crash Sparkill Community Mourns Nurse's Death In Honduras Bus Crash
Sparkill Community Mourns Nurse's Death In Honduras Bus Crash SPARKILL, N.Y. -- The tiny, closeknit community of Sparkill on Thursday is offering prayers and support for the Flanagan family following Abigail Flanagan's tragic death in a bus accident in Honduras Wednesday. "Our prayers and sympathy are with the family," said Sister Lorraine LaRocca, a spokeswoman with the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill. "We are so grateful for the trip she made to Honduras and for the difference she was making in the world." Abigail Flanagan, 45, one of three women killed, was part of a group of nurses finishing up a medical service mission to help t…

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$1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Stony Point Brings More Hopefuls $1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Stony Point Brings More Hopefuls
$1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Stony Point Brings More Hopefuls STONY POINT, N.Y. -- The $1.5 billion Powerball lottery is over, but the cash register at the Shell Station mini mart on West Main Street in Stony Point was still clanging with hopeful gamblers who'd heard that a $1 million winning ticket was scooped up here Wednesday night. "I play every day," said Felix Callardo, who once snagged a $5,000 winning ticket. "I try to do something. I've got kids. An ill daughter. I've got grandkids. I'm on Social Security. So I come in every day to try my luck." Everyone here and throughout the county was buzzing about the mysterious $1 mi…

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Rockland Pastor, Nyack Native Leads Prayer In Ceremony In D.C. Rockland Pastor, Nyack Native Leads Prayer In Ceremony In D.C.
Rockland Pastor, Nyack Native Leads Prayer In Ceremony In D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reverend Nathaniel Demosthene, pastor at First Timothy Christian Church in Spring Valley, on Tuesday served as guest chaplain, leading the opening prayer on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to mark the sixth anniversary of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 event that struck the country nearly 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, and killed up to 150,000 people, though estimates vary. The earthquake caused major damage, and to date, the country is still in a state of recovery. Rockland County has the second largest …

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Powerball Fever Strikes In Rockland For Record $1.5B Drawing Powerball Fever Strikes In Rockland For Record $1.5B Drawing
Powerball Fever Strikes In Rockland For Record $1.5B Drawing WEST HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- $1.5 billion. It's a bucket of money few people can wrap their heads around. But it's up for grabs in tonight's Powerball drawing - the third since last week -- and it's got people coming out of the woodwork throughout Rockland County to roll the dice to join America's one percent. Anyone plonking down cash for a chance at the spoils can't help but dream about how $1.5 billion could be a game changer. But in Haverstraw, a working class community that is largely Hispanic, when asked what would you do if you won was unanimously answered like this: "I'd help the po…

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Lifestyle
Franco's Pizzeria In Nanuet Makes Finalist List In DVlicious Contest Franco's Pizzeria In Nanuet Makes Finalist List In DVlicious Contest
Franco's Pizzeria In Nanuet Makes Finalist List In DVlicious Contest NANUET, N.Y. -- We asked. You answered. In our hunt for the best pizza in Rockland, Franco's Pizzeria was selected by you -- our readers -- among the top three. We still need your vote to crown the winner -- all finalists are being profiled this week -- but in the meantime, here's a "slice" of what makes this Nanuet pizzeria so DVlicious. Franco's, 312 Route 59, Nanuet, (845) 623-5690 In Business: 33 years Most Popular Slice Sold: The Margarita and the Buffalo Chicken slice. Key to Success: "Cook for your customers the way you cook for your family at home," said Co-Ow…

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Pie Man Cottage In Valley Cottage Vies For Top Spot In DVlicious Contest Pie Man Cottage In Valley Cottage Vies For Top Spot In DVlicious Contest
Pie Man Cottage In Valley Cottage Vies For Top Spot In DVlicious Contest VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. -- We asked. You answered. In our hunt for the best pizza in Rockland, Pie Man Cottage was selected by you -- our readers -- among the top three. We still need your vote to crown the winner -- all finalists are being profiled this week -- but in the meantime, here's a "slice" of what makes this Valley Cottage pizzeria so DVlicious. Pie Man Cottage, 107 Route 303, Valley Cottage, (845) 268-8797 In Business: Since 1947; purchased by new owners and renovated in 2011 Most Popular Slice Sold: Pies only. Plain. Key to Success: "The fact that we've been aroun…

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Lifestyle
Gearing Up To Row In The Spring On Nyack's Main Street Gearing Up To Row In The Spring On Nyack's Main Street
Gearing Up To Row In The Spring On Nyack's Main Street NYACK, N.Y. -- All winter long, Cassidy McGovern, a 17-year-old Tappan Zee High School student, works out every day except Sunday to strengthen her body and prepare for the rowing season on Rockland Lake. On a recent Saturday morning before 8 a.m., an hour when most teens wouldn't dream of getting out of bed, McGovern was already beaded with sweat after training on a rowing machine at 256 Main Street in Nyack. The village-based River Rowing Association uses the former warehouse building, a 3,500-square-foot shell that is essentially unheated, winter-long to train youth and adult athletes. Th…

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News
Woman Brings New Life To West Nyack Historic Graveyard Woman Brings New Life To West Nyack Historic Graveyard
Woman Brings New Life To West Nyack Historic Graveyard WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- When Ridgefield, Conn., resident Linda V. Allen's genealogy search revealed her ancestor Johannes Vanderbilt was a Revolutionary War hero buried in Rockland County, she began an unintended mission.  In August, she was delighted to find several plots of Vanderbilt relatives at the Clarkstown Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery on Germonds Road in West Nyack but disheartened with the horrendous state of her relatives' gravestones. "The stones were almost unreadable because of age and dirt," said Allen. "I had to trace my fingers over the inscriptions to see if I …

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Police & Fire
Stony Point Man Charged With Leaving Toddlers Home Alone, Unattended Stony Point Man Charged With Leaving Toddlers Home Alone, Unattended
Stony Point Man Charged With Leaving Toddlers Home Alone, Unattended STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Police charged a 37-year-old Stony Point man on Friday with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Teddie Best was arrested following an investigation that revealed he left his 1½ and 2½ year-old sons home alone.  Responding officers found the children inside the residence unattended after they received a call from the children’s mother.  The defendant was arrested, processed and is currently being held at the Stony Point P.D. awaiting arraignment.

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