Public health officials have announced that the Yonkers wastewater treatment facility connected to a recent Hudson River health advisory has returned to normal operations. While the facility is once again functioning, agencies continue to advise residents to avoid drinking untreated water from the Hudson River and to follow any beach closures or public health notices that … [Read more...] about Health Advisory Remains Along Hudson River
West Haverstraw
West Haverstraw is a village incorporated in 1883 in the town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located northwest of Haverstraw village, east of Thiells, south of the hamlet of Stony Point, and west of the Hudson River. The population was 10,165 at the 2010 census.[5] The majority of the hamlet of Garnerville is contained in the village of West Haverstraw.
Rescue Truck Crashes Into West Haverstraw Home
WEST HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. — An emergency rescue truck operated by the Thiells Fire Department crashed into a residential building in West Haverstraw shortly after midnight Thursday while responding to a reported boating incident on the Hudson River, leaving several people injured and causing extensive damage to the home. According to authorities, the Thiells Fire Department's … [Read more...] about Rescue Truck Crashes Into West Haverstraw Home
Warehouse Project Advances In West Haverstraw
West Haverstraw, N.Y. – A proposed 454,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the Village of West Haverstraw has moved another step forward after the village's Planning Board accepted a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project, allowing the environmental review process to continue. The proposal has been under consideration by local officials and … [Read more...] about Warehouse Project Advances In West Haverstraw
NYPD Chief Addresses Haverstraw Gun Incident
Haverstraw, N.Y. — NYPD Assistant Chief Benjamin Gurley has publicly addressed an off-duty incident in Rockland County that remains under investigation after a firearm discharged during a physical altercation in a Garnerville shopping center parking lot. The incident occurred on the evening of May 24 in the parking lot of the ShopRite shopping center on West Ramapo Road. … [Read more...] about NYPD Chief Addresses Haverstraw Gun Incident
West Haverstraw Man Arrested After Fentanyl Seizure
NEW CITY, NY — A West Haverstraw man has been arrested after authorities seized more than a pound of fentanyl believed to have been shipped through the mail, according to law enforcement officials. Investigators with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service arrested Yamil Caraballo, 35, of West … [Read more...] about West Haverstraw Man Arrested After Fentanyl Seizure