Fifth-Graders Graduate From Ramapo Police DARE Program Fifth-Graders Graduate From Ramapo Police DARE Program
Fifth-Graders Graduate From Ramapo Police DARE Program RAMAPO, N.Y. -- More than 150 smiling fifth graders graduated from the DARE program Tuesday at Kakiat Elementary School in Spring Valley, hosted by the Ramapo Police Department. The enthusiastic students were presented with certificates and recognition for completing the DARE program. DARE Officer Danny Lynch, who runs the program for the police department, was impressed with the student involvement.  Darren the DARE Lion was also on hand to assist Lynch and Chief Brad Weidel with the ceremony. 
Harrington Park Clown Joins Local Alley... And You Can Call Her 'Dimples' Harrington Park Clown Joins Local Alley... And You Can Call Her 'Dimples'
Harrington Park Clown Joins Local Alley... And You Can Call Her 'Dimples' HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. — Marie Steinberg of Harrington Park has joined Call Us Clowns, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing cheer to ill children and their families. Steinberg and three others recently completed training classes and performed a few skits at graduation. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON CALL US CLOWNS.
'America's Got Talent' Star Grace VanderWaal Returns To Area 'America's Got Talent' Star Grace VanderWaal Returns To Area
'America's Got Talent' Star Grace VanderWaal Returns To Area It was a true homecoming for Suffern's Grace VanderWaal last week. VanderWaal, who won "America's Got Talent" last summer performed near her hometown at Ramapo High School in Franklin, N.J., to benefit Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The concert, attended by more than 600 people, raised money for "Butterflies", a Valley program that helps families caring for children with life-limiting or life-threatening injuries at home. At the show, VanderWaal performed original songs as well as songs by Ed Sheeran and Miley Cyrus. "I want to send out a huge thank you to everyone…
Recovering Mahwah Addict: I Was Meant To Live Recovering Mahwah Addict: I Was Meant To Live
Recovering Mahwah Addict: I Was Meant To Live MAHWAH, N.J. — Although Greg Wetterau of Mahwah spent much of 2012 in a haze, everything seemed crystal clear to the then-21-year-old one night the following March. He was going to end his life. At 86 pounds, Wetterau lingered on the railroad tracks waiting for a train to come — but suddenly something stopped him. "I was meant to be," said Wetterau, 25. "And with my entire will, I 'stepped off the ledge'." That's when life truly began for Wetterau, who has since been able to find happiness through friends, family and, most of all, fitness. The personal trainer is curr…
Bergen Store Produces Instant $5M Winner In Lottery Scratch-Off Bergen Store Produces Instant $5M Winner In Lottery Scratch-Off
Bergen Store Produces Instant $5M Winner In Lottery Scratch-Off MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Krupen "Kay" Dudhia was servicing a stream of customers at his Coronet Variety Store in Maywood when one of them calmly told him he'd just won $5 million on an instant scratch-off New Jersey lottery ticket. "I guess it didn't sink in immediately," Dudhia told Daily Voice on Thursday, as he accepted kudos from customers and friends for selling the ticket. The middle-aged winner is a regular customer who Dudhia said ordinarily buys at least two tickets a day at his West Pleasant Avenue store. Although he doesn't know what the man does for a living, "…
Hudson Valley Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen' Hudson Valley Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen'
Hudson Valley Girl Busts A Move On 'Ellen' Bianca Busa, an 8-year-old Hudson Valley resident, loves to dance, no matter what the stage. Busa, of Putnam Valley, performed on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Monday, dancing to Kendrick Lamar's song "Humble." "I started dancing since I was two and I remember when my sister was four years old, I used to always watch her dance and I used to always do her dance on the side with her," Busa said. Busa told DeGeneres that she dances six days a week and thinks of happy things when she dances...except for when she gets into her "fierce" mode. "When I ge…
Know It? 4-Foot Long Iguana Found In Rockland Know It? 4-Foot Long Iguana Found In Rockland
Know It? 4-Foot Long Iguana Found In Rockland Click here for an updated story:  Leapin' Lizard! Unwanted Nanuet Iguana 'Felix' Finds New Home Earlier story: NANUET, N.Y. -- Scott Paness of Nanuet was working in his front yard Wednesday when he looked down and found a new friend, a 4-foot-long iguana with spiky thorns along its back. Paness, who actually picked up the wayward lizard, is looking for its owner but doesn't want to hand it over to just anyone. "He's obviously someone's pet so I would like him to find his real home," he said. After finding the iguana yesterday, Paness put him in a large bucket and fed him some…
Rockland Friends Split Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Rockland Friends Split Winning $1M Powerball Ticket
Rockland Friends Split Winning $1M Powerball Ticket TENAFLY, N.J. — Two friends from Rockland County will be splitting a $1 million Powerball ticket they purchased from Stop & Shop in Tenafly in February. Elphine C. and Virgilio C. are good friends and they often purchase Lottery tickets together.  They purchase a few tickets for a drawing when the jackpot is large. Elphine is also a Pick-4 fan and plays as often as she can. "I've played my birthday and won - but it was a long time ago." Elphine purchased five game boards for the February 15 Powerball drawing, when the jackpot hit $317 million, for the two of them to share. Th…
Men Convicted In Brutal 1980 Death Of Rockland Teen Up For Parole Men Convicted In Brutal 1980 Death Of Rockland Teen Up For Parole
Men Convicted In Brutal 1980 Death Of Rockland Teen Up For Parole ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. - Two drunken drifters who attacked and brutally killed a 16-year-old honor student from Pearl River are up for parole and a petition is being circulated to keep them in prison. In October 1980, the men attacked 16-year-old Paula Bohevesky, an honor student who was picked up off the street a few blocks from her Peal River home. She was reportedly “brutally” beaten, stabbed and left alone to die in a pool of her own blood with her clothes strewn about. Two days after her attack, the men, Richard LaBarbera and Robert McCain, were arrested and charged in connection to her…
Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller
Hudson Valley Residents Bill Clinton, James Patterson Writing Spy Thriller Bill Clinton can now add novelist to his resume. The Chappaqua resident and 42nd president of the U.S. announced he is working on a new novel with bestselling author James Patterson, who has a home in Scarborough, that involves the President of the United States. "The President Is Missing,"  a spy thriller is set to be released in June 2018. “Working on a book about a sitting President — drawing on what I know about the job, life in the White House, and the way Washington works — has been a lot of fun,” said Clinton in a statement. Clinton has written three nonfiction books, whi…
Have You Seen Him? Spring Valley Teen Has Been Missing Since February Have You Seen Him? Spring Valley Teen Has Been Missing Since February
Have You Seen Him? Spring Valley Teen Has Been Missing Since February ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Area law enforcement agencies are seeking the community’s assistance in locating a missing Rockland County teenager that has been missing since February. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Spring Valley Police Department have issued a missing person report for 15-year-old  Donnix Frazer, who was reported missing in on Feb. 27. Frazer has been described as approximately 5-foot-7, weighing approximately 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Officials noted that his ears are also pierced. He was last seen in Spring Valley. Anyone with …
More Than $80,000 Raised For Rockland Family After Father Dies More Than $80,000 Raised For Rockland Family After Father Dies
More Than $80,000 Raised For Rockland Family After Father Dies ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The donations have been pouring in for the family of Marty Ceresnik, a Pearl River resident, who died last week. A crowdfunding page was set up to support the family by Ceresnik's friends. As of Tuesday afternoon, $82,915 has been raised from 429 donors. Ceresnik was married to his wife Laureen and had two children, Marty, 7 and Jenny, 5. "I've known Marty since first grade," Ian Gaffney, who helped set up the page said. "I was his best man. I'm the godfather to his daughter. You feel like there's nothing you can do, but this is something that didn't …