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18 hrs ago | The Patent Trader

Police seek man who threatened security officers with ice pick at Pathmark in Monsey

Police this evening were searching for a man they say brandished an ice pick and threatened security officers at Pathmark on Route 59.

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Mon Oct 13, 2008

The Journal News

Spring Valley police arrest 18 in prostitution sting

Fifteen men were arrested yesterday morning on charges that they solicited an undercover female cop and three transvestites for prostitution, police said today.

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Related Topix: Spring Valley, NY, Alexander, NY, New City, NY

RecordOnline.com

Tirals & Tribulations: Feds could put ex-KJ rabbi in prison for years

The feds have much more than just a five-count indictment against Rabbi Israel Weingarten.

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Related Topix: Prison, Kiryas Joel, NY, Rockland County, NY, Orange County, NY

Sat Oct 11, 2008

Journal News

Chicken ritual subject to more site checks

MONSEY - County Health Department officials will continue to inspect the site of a controversial chicken slaughtering ceremony that has drawn fines and prompted fears in the community.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Yom Kippur, Chestnut Ridge, NY, White Plains, NY, Rockland County, NY

Fri Oct 10, 2008

Journal News

Controversial chicken ritual to continue in Monsey

MONSEY - With each mouthful of her morning coffee today, Peggy Hatton felt nauseated, fearing that her drinking water could be contaminated with chickens' blood and fecal material that was improperly disposed ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Yom Kippur, White Plains, NY

Thu Oct 09, 2008

Journal News

Rockland cites group in chicken ritual

MONSEY - The county's Department of Health yesterday issued a violation to a Monsey group for organizing a ritual involving the slaughter of chickens that resulted in blood and feces running into storm drains ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Yom Kippur

Wed Oct 08, 2008

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Rabbi Charged in Brooklyn Federal Court With Sex Abuse Attempted to Resist Arrest

Federal agents arrested Rabbi Israel Weingarten Monday morning after he barricaded himself in his Monsey home.

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Related Topix: Prison

Journal News

Chickens don't deserve others' sins

In an age of civility and objection to animal cruelty, we are faced every year with the news of the kapparot ceremony.

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Tue Oct 07, 2008

1010Wins

AUDIO: 'Rabbi' Accused of Having Sex with Minors

A Rockland County man who pretended to be a rabbi was arrested at his Monsey home Monday, accused of having sex with minors -- including his daughter, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Rockland County, NY

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Journal News

Monsey-based rabbi charged with sexually abusing girl for nearly a decade

Federal agents today arrested a Monsey-based rabbi on accusations that he had sex with a female relative over the course of a decade, starting when she was 9 years old.

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Related Topix: Prison

WNBC New York Channel 4

N.Y. Rabbi Accused Of Sex With Minor

A New York rabbi was arrested early Monday on federal charges involving sexual abuse of a minor, WNBC.com has learned.

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Related Topix: Rockland County, NY

Journal News

Town aims to ease Maple Ave. congestion

MONSEY - A rebuilding of one of the busiest traffic spots in Ramapo is likely to be completed by spring or early summer.

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Related Topix: Spring Valley, NY, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Sat Oct 04, 2008

The Patent Trader

County cites organizer of Monsey chicken ritual

The organizer of a ritual involving live chickens was fined by the Rockland Department of Health yesterday for leaving the site littered with feces, feathers and trash, officials said.

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Fri Oct 03, 2008

The Patent Trader

Annual chicken ritual starts in Monsey

Many Jewish residents will gather in a school parking lot this week to take part in an annual ritual that dates at least to 800 A.D. The kapparot ceremony, in which a chicken is held over a person's head and ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Yom Kippur, Pagan/Wiccan, Animal Rights, Rockland County, NY, Israel, World News, Middle East

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Journal News

Ramapo Town Board report

Members unanimously voted to: - Enter an agreement with the United Haitian American Caucus that the town is supplying space in the Cultural Arts Center in Spring Valley.

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Related Topix: Spring Valley, NY, Suffern, NY, Walden, NY, Farmingdale, NY, Sloatsburg, NY

Sat Sep 27, 2008

The Patent Trader

Forum on 1967 Israeli attack called anti-Semitic

Many Rockland residents walked out of a forum yesterday on the mistaken bombing of a U.S. spy ship more than 40 years ago, accusing the group holding the talk of fomenting anti-Semitism in a largely Jewish ...

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Related Topix: Nyack, NY, Airmont, NY, Boat Disaster, White Plains, NY, Suffern, NY

Thu Sep 25, 2008

Yudel's Rest of the Story

BEWARE: Beef under Rav Rav SPIEGEL from Monsey.

There is being sold Meat under a Rav Spiegel from Monsey, NY. We have reason to believe that this the same Rabbi Spiegel © * oe Y © ' oe This Rabbi Spiegel was previously the on site ' '> © at ...

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Tue Sep 23, 2008

Journal News

Rockland A.M. report

Tappan Zee Bridge repairs - Today: Right lane Rockland-bound closed for bridge maintenance from milepost 13.1 to 16.1 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. - Tomorrow: Right lane Westchester-bound closed for bridge ...

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Related Topix: Piermont, NY, South Nyack, NY, Tarrytown, NY, Nyack, NY, Boat Disaster

Thu Sep 18, 2008

The Patent Trader

Monsey group asks for OK for chicken ceremony; county says it doesn't own land

A religious organization has asked the county for permission again this year to hold a ceremony involving live chickens on a piece of land off Route 59 where a drive-in theater once stood.

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Related Topix: Rockland County, NY

Wed Sep 17, 2008

The Patent Trader

Rockland Board of Health fines Monsey restaurant

Health inspectors will continue to monitor a Monsey restaurant that was fined for numerous health code violations and if the situation doesn't improve the county might consider revoking the establishment's ...

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