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Cafe Announces Closure In Rockland, Will Still Host Classes, Deliver, Appear At Markets
A Hudson Valley culinary spot has announced a significant restructuring of its business model, which includes the closing of its cafe besides time for cooking classes and other events.
Flours Pasta & Bake Shop, located in Rockland County at 11 New Main St. in Haverstraw, announced on Thursday, Jan. 16 that it would be closing its cafe "for now."
Instead, the business will shift its focus to meal delivery to Rockland, Bergen, and parts of Westchester counties, event hosting, and other offerings, the owner said on social media.
"Flours is fluid and always changing," the owner…
Rockland County Child Sex Abuser Headed To Prison
A Hudson Valley man is headed to prison for sexually abusing a child for years, beginning at the age of nine.
Rockland County resident Elmer Oviedo Sandoval, 47, of Haverstraw, was sentenced to six years in state prison on Tuesday, Oct. 29, for the course of sexual conduct against a child, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh.
From 2016 to 2019, beginning when the victim was nine years old, Sandoval subjected her to sexual contact on multiple occasions while she resided in two separate residences in Ramapo, Walsh said.
The sexual abuse consisted of sexual con…
Teenage Suspect In Murder Of Hudson Valley 29-Year-Old Nabbed In South Carolina
Police have apprehended a teenage suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in the Hudson Valley.
In Rockland County, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department announced t on Saturday afternoon, July 27, the arrest of Yandi Martinez, age 18, for the homicide that took place on Monday, July 1.
Martinez, a resident of Haverstraw, was taken into custody at 1:20 p.m. Saturday in Piedmont, South Carolina, in a collaborative effort by members of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Special Investigations Team (FASIT), the FBI-Westchester Safe Street…
Hudson Valley Man Indicted On Murder, Concealment Of Corpse Charges, DA Says
A Hudson Valley man has been indicted with the murder of another man whom he shot to death and then drove the victim to another location and set the car on fire.
Related story: Years-Long Investigation Leads To Murder Charge For Stony Point Man
Rockland County resident Robert Rodriguez, age 36, of Stony Point, was arraigned on Tuesday, Feb. 27 following an indictment by a grand jury.
According to Scott Waters of the Rockland County District Attorney's Office, on the evening of Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, Rodriguez shot the victim, Ronald Mann on the property at Rodriguez’s home located at 41…
2 Men, Juvenile, Nabbed In Hudson Valley Gang Assault, Stabbing, Police Say
Two Hudson Valley men and a teenager have been charged in an alleged gang attack in which another man was stabbed.
Rockland County residents Said Diaz, age 19; David Ramirez, age 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile, all of Haverstraw, were charged on Wednesday, Feb. 7 for the Saturday, Feb. 3 attack in the area of 17 West Broad St., in Haverstraw.
According to Capt. John Gould of the Haverstraw Police, the victim was allegedly assaulted by the three sustaining physical injuries.
During the altercation, it is alleged that the 17-year-old attempted to stab the victim multiple times. The vic…
2 Injured, Including Motorcyclist, In Hudson Valley Crash
Two people were injured during a Hudson Valley crash when a car allegedly turned in front of a motorcycle.
The collision took place in Rockland County in Orangeburg around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14 at the intersection of West Orangeburg Road and Hunt Road.
According to Capt. Michael Shannon of the Orangetown Police, a 2020 Nissan Altima four-door sedan, driven by Frantzley Gouboth, age unknown, of Haverstraw, was traveling west on West Orangeburg Road.
A 2007 Suzuki S83 motorcycle, operated by Israel Grajales-Lopez, age unknown, of Hillcrest, was travelin…
Police, FBI Still Searching For Hudson Valley Man Wanted For Killing Daughter-In-Law
Although nearly 11 years have passed since the brutal murder of a Hudson Valley mother allegedly by her father-in-law, local police, the FBI, and the US Marshals Service have not given up the hunt for the man responsible.
The Town of Haverstraw Police Department said Tuesday, Aug. 29, that the department continues to investigate the whereabouts of former Rockland County resident Eugene Palmer, age 84, of Stony Point, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Tammy Palmer on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012.
Eugene Palmer is accused of ambushing Tammy, the mother of his grandchildren, as she wa…
Estranged Wife Sues Ex-Hudson Valley Podiatrist, Sister For Alleged Murder-For-Hire Scheme
The wife of a once sought-after Hudson Valley podiatrist has sued her estranged husband and his sister for allegedly scheming to have her killed.
Rockland County resident Ira Bernstein, age 49, of Montebello, and Northern Westchester resident Jaclyn Goldberg, age 40, of Bedford, are being sued by Susan Bernstein, as they face criminal charges in the alleged plot.
This is the alleged second such plot the podiatrist has undertaken to kill his wife Susan Bernstein, of Sloatsburg, who filed the lawsuit on Thursday, July 27 in the New York State Supreme Court.
Ira Bernstein spent almost fi…
Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Box Cutter Slashing
A Hudson Valley man was convicted of slashing a man he did not know with a box cutter as he walked with his wife on an area sidewalk.
Rockland County resident Darius Williams, age 34, of Spring Valley, was found guilty on Monday, Aug. 7 following a four-day jury trial, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh.
On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, around 6 p.m., Williams slashed a Haverstraw resident in the face with what appeared to be a box cutter, the DA's office said.
The victim was walking with his wife on the sidewalk on Broadway in the village of Haverstraw. Williams approached t…
