Foul play is not suspected after the body of a man missing since late March resurfaced from the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie over the weekend. That’s according to DailyVoice.com. Police told the site 43 year-old Nicholas Faust of the town of Marlborough in Ulster County was identified by The New York State Police and the State Medical Examiner’s Office. Friends reportedly last saw Faust in the Mill Street area of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, March 24th, around 2am.
Rockland NAMI Marks May as Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a local group has a series of events to help erase the stigma surrounding mental health. Beth Bate-Duboff is the Executive Director of the Rockland Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and she says there are free educational programs available this month every Wednesday, and that’s just the beginning…
Works from Palisades artist and NAMI board member Jocelyn DeCrescenzo are currently on display at Tappan Library and will be there all month long. There’s also a special virtual presentation on “Youth Mental Health” hosted by the Orangeburg Clinic at the Rockland Psychiatric Center. That’s tonight from 7-9PM. For more information on NAMI Rockland, go to their website, NAMIrockland.org.
Tappan Zee Bridge Lights up in Blue to Honor Fallen Police Officers
The Tappan Zee Bridge and other state landmarks were lit up in blue last night to honor 68 police officers from seven departments in New York State who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. They were honored yesterday at a Remembrance Ceremony in Albany. The officers’ names were added to the New York State Police Officers Memorial at the Empire State Plaza. Governor Kathy Hochul said the men and women that are brave enough to put on the police uniform, despite what they sometimes hear from the rest of the world, they are appreciated…
The granite walls of the memorial now have the names of 1,840 police officers from 152 agencies across the state, and six federal agencies. Hochul designated May 7th as “Police Memorial Day.”
Report: Boy Hospitalized After Hit by Vehicle in Spring Valley
A child was reportedly taken to Westchester Medical Center after being struck by a vehicle in Spring Valley late yesterday. That’s according to News 12. They say it happened at the intersection of Route 59 and South Cole Avenue around 7pm. No other details were immediately available. It’s the fifth similar incident to happen in Ramapo since January.
Boy Reunited with Parent in Suffern
Tense moments last night in Suffern. The Police there said they found an unattended boy between three and five years old in the area of Orange and Lafayette Avenues. Patrol officers brought the boy to the police station and he was reunited with his parent within an hour. Village police are investigating the incident.
Bear Mountain Bridge Road Construction Work Underway
Construction work is shutting down a major roadway in our area creating delays, but just during the nighttime and overnight hours. The state DOT says a portion of U.S. Route 6 and 202 known as Bear Mountain Bridge Road is closed nightly between Route 9D and Route 9 in the Town of Cortlandt over in Westchester. The work began last night and is expected to take place between 8pm and 5am through Wednesday, May 8th, weather permitting. The work does not affect the Bear Mountain Bridge, which will remain open.
Orange County Man for Attempted Murder Stemming from April Stabbing Incident in New City
An Orange County man has been indicted on attempted murder charges in connection with a stabbing incident in the Town of Ramapo last month. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh says 23 year-old Elijah Dean is accused of stabbing an unidentified man multiple times in his body, head and neck while in the driveway of his New City home on April 11th. While tensions were high in the area following the incident, Town of Ramapo Chief of Staff Mona Montal says the Ramapo Police department has been on high alert and making their presence more visible…
Dean was arraigned on one count of Second Degree Attempted Murder, Assault and Criminal Possession of a Weapon. Bail was set at one million dollars. Dean was sent to the Rockland County Jail, and he’s due back in court next month.