Max Vales (left) sits with his wife, Niquette Vales (right), of 56 years at Ramapo Activity Senior Center. photo credit: Aileen Miller, Manager of Ramapo Senior Activity Center Max and Niquette Vales have been married for 56 years. It's all thanks to her brother. He went to a picnic, where he met the music-loving guy. “That same day when my brother got home, he bought a guitar and tried to play. Then one day, Max stopped by my house,” she said. “They were talking, playing guitar and I passed by to go out and he saw me. I saw him too…and then I left.” From when their eyes first met, he kept returning every day, every afternoon. Read full article here.
Three suspects from Haverstraw were arrested on Wednesday for attempted murder, Haverstraw Police officials say. The victim was in the area of 17 West Broad St. on Feb. 3 at 10 p.m. when he was approached and attacked by two men and one teenager, according to Capt. John Gould Jr. Two suspects were identified as Said Diaz, 19, David Ramirez, 18. The other suspect, 17, allegedly drew a knife and attempted to stab the victim multiple times. The victim’s large puffer style jacket weakened the impact, but he still suffered multiple cuts around the torso. His wallet in his pocket also protected him from one of the stabbing attempts. The 17-year-old was arraigned in Rockland County Youth as part of the Superior Court and remanded to Rockland County Correctional Facility, where he was charged with Attempted Murder, Attempted Gang Assault, Menacing and Attempted Assault each in the second degree as well as Assault in the third degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the fourth degree. Dia