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Randy Tavarez Saves Choking Man with Heimlich Maneuver at Haverstraw Bagel Shop

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HAVERSTRAW, NY – Via Gary Nash: I’d like to send a huge atta boy to my buddy Mr. Randy Tavarez for his quick life saving actions today at Hole Shot Bagels. Randy’s training kicked in when observed a man choking, and he quickly administered the Heimlich maneuver, successfully dislodging a meatball size piece of steak from him. The individual was purple in color, and unable to breathe.

Randy Tavarez is a 2 time ex captain of the General Warren Emergency Co#2. in the Village of Haverstraw. A true hero.

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Hezekiah Easter The First Black American To Be Elected Into Rockland County Legislature

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Hezekiah Easter, was inducted into the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2003.  In his career and in the history of Rockland, Hezekiah Easter was often the first. He became the first Black person elected to public office in Rockland County 1965 when he won a seat on the Village of Nyack Board of Trustees. Easter served as deputy mayor and police commissioner in the village. In November 1969, he was elected as an inaugural member of the Rockland County Legislature.

Easter, a Nyack community leader ensured the preservation and restoration of a historic Black Cemetery (Mt. Moor Cemetery is currently surrounded by the Palisades Mall) and worked on behalf of social justice issues, including affordable housing and an integrated workforce.

” I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and for as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can”  Yours in Christ, Trustee Ezekiah Easter.

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Rockland County At It’s Most Beautiful There Is No Better Way To Start The Day

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                  Beautiful Sunrise at Haverstraw Bay Park
                                                           Photo by Rockland Photographer, Owey Cramsie Jr.

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