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Rockland Rabbi Ronald Greenwald Remembered As Educator, Activist
AIRMONT, N.Y. -- Ronald Greenwald, a beloved rabbi known for his contributions as an educator and activist, will be sorely missed by his Rockland community, according to a report in the Rockland Times.
Mort Becker, a community adviser for the Daily Voice and a Rockland reporter, wrote in the Times that the religious leader, who died Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Florida, made a career of international hostage mediation.
Greenwald was 82 and lived in Airmont. His funeral services were held in Monsey on Thursday, Jan. 21.
Becker, who was a child when he first met Greenwald, wrote that heremembered …
Clarkstown Police Taser Man During Pellet Gun Attack
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police were forced to Taser and disarm a Nanuet man who, they said, had wounded a woman with a pellet gun.
Police said they were investigating a possible dispute at 100 Smith Road in the hamlet around 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, when they encountered the man who appeared to be holding a handgun.
The officer deployed his Taser and disarmed the man, who police identified as Valeriy Sokolov.
After Sokolov, 62, was taken into custody, police discovered that he had used the pellet gun to shoot the 75-year-old woman in the head, police said.
The victim, who had a pu…
Two Dutchess Men Charged With Altering Paperwork On Car Sales
WAPPINGER, N.Y. -- Two former employees of a car dealership in Wappingers Falls have been charged in an altered paperwork scheme, state police said.
David E. Reis, 71, of Wappinger, and Vincent Diaz, 38, of Millerton, were arrested on Saturday, Jan. 16, after authorities completed a lengthly investigation into a larceny complaint involving car sales at Performance Motorcar Inc., police said.
According to police, that probe revealed that two ex-employees had altered paperwork on car sales enabling them to sell the low value trade-in vehicles for their personal financial gain.
Reis was charg…
Westchester Native Don McLean Speaks Out About Domestic Violence Charge
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – New Rochelle native and singer-songwriter Don McLean says he fears he will never recover after his recent domestic violence arrest, according to a report in The Daily News.
McLean, 70, who is best-known for his 1971 album “American Pie,” was taken into police custody Monday after his 56-year-old wife, Patrisha, alleged in a petition for a restraining order that he had assaulted her in their Camden, Maine, home, the Daily News reported.
The famed folk singer tweeted Thursday that his family had been going through some tough times, but that he was not a villain, the Daily…
