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Rockland Times Issue 9/29/22

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COUNTY TIMES ROCKLAND

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29— WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022

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ROCKLAND’S WEEKLY JOURNAL

COUNTY TIMES ROCKLAND

ROCKLAND’S SOURCE FOR REAL NEWS SINCE 1888™

135th Year, No. 37

PUBLISHED WEEKLY - THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 - WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5 2022

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Clarkstown woman beats Leukemia: Essie Oates oldest recorded patient to successfully receive risky cancer treatment

By: Christina Coulter

A 78-year-old Rockland County cancer survivor may be the oldest-ever recipient of allogenic stem cell treatment. Essie Oates is in remission after her 41-year-old son Oliver donated his bone marrow for a transplant. Typically, a patient over the age of 70 wouldn't be recommended for the risky procedure. But Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center Nurse Practitioner Rosma Mathew told the Rockland County Times that Oates was approved for the procedure because she was "in such good shape and fighting spirit." A mother-of-two, Oates, who was raised in South Carolina and has lived in Clarkstown for 45 years, was one of 20,000 diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia last year. She began her four cycles of stem cell treatment last February, four months after her July diagnosis and several rounds of chemotherapy. "At one point we were doubtful that she would be able to stand this procedure," Mathew told the Rockland County Times. "I told her [the things that could happen] so many times, and she was like 'let's go for it.'"

Oates sought out a second opinion after her first doctor would not approve her for the treatment; Dr. Aditi Shastri at New York Presbyterian approved her for the lifesaving procedure after a consultation, telling her that "age is just a number." On September 11, Oates celebrated her 78th birthday with her family, and told the Rockland County Times that her loved ones "couldn't believe how good [she] looked." "I just want people to know that you can do it - you'll be surprised. you have to believe it," she said. "Just because the norm is set or something doesn't mean that you can't do it just because someone else said you can't." The mother-of-two credits her vitality to eating right and exercise. Her active lifestyle includes regular walks around Rockland Lake and across the Tapen Zee Bridge, plenty of outings with her two dogs, and a healthy diet devoid of red meat. She also credits her recovery to her faith and her Montefiore care team: "It's hard to say how nice they are and the positivity they give me."

Stony Point police cruiser rammed by drunk driver, while conducting DWI stop on a third party

A Middletown man, whose car rammed into a State Police car on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point, has been charged with aggravated DWI, and endangering the welfare of a child. Police said Donald Bolling, 44, had a three-year-old in his 2001 Mazda at the time when he had a BAC of .12 percent. He was issued 13 tickets, arraigned, and remanded to the Rockland County Jail without bail. The two troopers in the patrol car, which had its emergency lights on during the 5:20 a.m. incident on Sunday,

September 25, sustained minor injuries and were treated and released from Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Bolling and the child were not injured. The incident began when troopers were stopped behind a vehicle in the northbound lane of the Palisades with its hazard lights on. That female driver was determined to be impaired by alcohol, was charged with DWI and transported to the Haverstraw barracks by another trooper. The remaining troopers were sitting behind the Mazda waiting for a tow truck when the Bolling vehicle struck theirs.

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Essie Oates (far right) and her family

Man charged with urinating on grave site in Tappan A 68-year-old Bergenfield, New Jersey man has been charged with public urination for allegedly urinating on a grave site at 32 Old Tappan Road in Tappan. With the assistance of the complainant, the suspect was identified. Police did not release his name. Anyone who may have any additional information is asked to call Orangetown Police at 845-359-3700.

Jury convicts Haverstraw man for sexual abuse of minor

Ramiro Linares, 39 of Haverstraw, New York has been found guilty of one count of Sexual Abuse and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child following the conclusion of a jury trial before Judge DiCaprio in the Village of Haverstraw . In December of 2012, the defendant touched the genitals of a female child known to him when she was approximately 12 years old. Between October 2012 and July 2013, the defendant engaged in conduct that endangered her welfare. Ramiro was declared guilty on September 22 and faces up to one year in jail for each offense, he will also be required to register as a sex offender. “Children are one of our most precious resources and represent the future. The abuse of an innocent child is unconscionable and sickening,” said District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II in a statement shared with the Rockland County Times. “My office will continue working with our local, state, and federal partners to protect children in Rockland County. We will be seeking the maximum penalty under the law at sentencing. ”


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