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Obituaries

Salvatore DeRose Jr., Manager At Sal's Pizza In Mamaroneck, Dies At 49 MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Things won't be the same when walking through the doors of Sal's Pizzeria in Mamaroneck these days with the death of its manager, Salvatore DeRose, Jr., 49, of Mamaroneck on Saturday. Known for his smile and welcoming demeanor, "Sal Jr.," had been a part of the restaurant known for serving up delicious Sicilian slices and New York-style pies for the past 53 years to Mamaroneck residents and visitors alike. The news of his passing has sent hundreds of "Sal's Fans" to Facebook to honor the man who welcomed them to his family's restaurant since he was a…

by K Reakes

07/27/2017

Obituaries

South Spring Valley FD Mourns Loss Of One Of Its Own, Tom Kissane, 51 ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Tom Kissane, 51, of Pearl River, a longtime member of the Hugh Gassner South Spring Valley Firehouse, died Tuesday. Kissane was a valued member of the Hugh Gassner South Spring Valley Firehouse for over 30 years, serving as Commissioner and volunteer. He was instrumental in the creation and completion of the new firehouse which he was so proud of. The firehouse posted a tribute to Kissane: "It is with deep regret and sorrow to bring to your attention that one of our own has passed. Tom Kissane aka 'TK', 'hammer,' and 'old school,' was a jack of all trades.…

by K Reakes

07/27/2017

Police & Fire

Man Exposes Himself To Girl On School Campus In Tarrytown, Police Say WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Sleepy Hollow man was charged with public lewdness Tuesday for exposing himself to a female student at the EF International Language Center, according to Tarrytown Police. Juan Garcia, 34, was arrested after the department's Detective Division conducted an investigation into a report of a suspicious male on Neperan Road in the area of Grove Street, said Lt. Greg Budnar. Detectives immediately saw Garcia, who was previously the subject of a complaint by the EF International Language Center, located at 100 Marymount Ave., where it was alleged that he had been see…

by Daily Voice

07/27/2017

Obituaries

Public Invited To Attend Visitations For Ex-Rockland Sheriff James Kralik The public is invited to pay their respects to retired Rockland Sheriff James Kralik, who died on Monday, during a series of visitations and a funeral Mass on Saturday, according to Rockland County Sheriff's Office Chief William Barbera. Visitation hours will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at McGowan Sons Funeral Home, 71 Central Highway, Garnerville. Kralik, 74, who served as sheriff for Rockland County from January 1991 until retiring in December 2011, died of cancer at his home in Sloatsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:45 a.m. in Sacred …

by K Reakes

07/27/2017

Police & Fire

Man 'Going Crazy' Stabs Spring Valley Cop During Domestic Violence Incident ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley police officer was stabbed in the torso Wednesday while responding to a domestic violence call on Prospect Street, according to Spring Valley Police. The incident took place around 7:20 a.m. when the department received a 911 call regarding a resident "going crazy, destroying everything and hitting the kids," said Lt. J. E. Bosworth. Spring Valley Police and medical personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene. The first officer arrived within two minutes and found the caller and other family members outside of the home, crying and y…

by K Reakes

07/26/2017

Politics

New Police Cars Should Be Just The Beginning, Says Spring Valley Mayor ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme has had it with the police department not having the proper equipment and manpower it needs to keep the village safe. "It's ridiculous what certain members of the Board of Trustees have done to keep the department from getting what it needs to protect our residents," he said on Wednesday. The mayor's statements come on the heels of the board recently voting to approve five new vehicles for the department, but only after they received bad press when Spring Valley PBA President Matthew Galli brought to light the problems …

by K Reakes

07/26/2017

News

Father Of Drowning Victim, Son Pull Woman To Safety From Somers Pond When Brett Cappelli heard a woman calling for help on Monday in Somers, all he could do was think of his son who had recently drowned and how he had to help the person to prevent another death. Cappelli, of Valatie, N.Y., (near Albany) heard the woman's cries for help while barbecuing and getting ready to have dinner with his son Brendan and his parents, who live in the Heritage Hills development in Somers. The still grieving father jumped and ran to his car to drive to the nearby pond where the cries for help were coming from. At the same time, his son Brendan jumped over the deck and rai…

by K Reakes

07/26/2017

Police & Fire

Former Rockland Bus Company Operator Charged With Funneling Campaign Money ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A former Rockland bus company operator was charged Monday with funneling campaign money into the coffers of a Rockland County legislator seeking the office of county executive during the 2013 election, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Richard Brega, 50, of Tomkins Cove, was charged with 10 counts of falsifying business records following a joint investigation by the Public Corruption Task Force and the New York State Board of Elections Division of Election Law Enforcement, Zugibe said. “Hiding the true source of campaign donations fro…

by K Reakes

07/26/2017

Police & Fire

Car Crashes Into Pole In Pleasant Valley DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A woman escaped serious injury during a single-vehicle crash Wednesday in Pleasant Valley, according to the New York State Police. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. when the woman lost control of her car at the intersection of West Road and Martin Road and hit a pole, said Trooper Melissa McMorris. The woman was treated at the scene. For real-time Dutchess news in your Facebook feed, be sure to "Like" Daily Voice's Dutchess Community Forum page on Facebook by clicking here. For real-time Putnam news in your Facebook feed, be sure to "Like" Daily Voice's Putnam Co…

by K Reakes

07/26/2017

Obituaries

Services Scheduled For Fishkill Marine Killed In Crash The public is invited to turn out Wednesday and Thursday to help honor Brendan Johson, 45, a U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant from Fishkill who was killed earlier this month in a military plane crash. Johnson, a Vermont native, will arrive at McHoul Funeral Home, 1089 Main St., in Fishkill, around 1 p.m. Wednesday accompanied by a motorcade and be transferred to another vehicle for a trip to Stewart Air National Guard Base for a military ceremony, said Doug McHoul, of McHoul Funeral Homes. Johnson was one of 15 Marines and one Navy corpsman killed when the aircraft he was aboard crashed …

by K Reakes

07/26/2017

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