Loretta Soltys Brya, 96, Lifelong Resident Of Garfield
GARFIELD, N.J. -- Loretta Soltys Brya, lifetime resident of Garfield, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. She was 96.
She was predeceased by her husband, Boles Byra.
Prior to her retirement in 1982, Loretta was a secretary for Arrow Carrier Corporation in North Bergen for 25 years. She was a parishioner of St. Stanislaus Kostka R.C. Church in Garfield, and also a member of the English Rosary Society. She was also a member of the Asociation of the Sons of Poland in Carlstadt.
She is survived by her children, John Byra of Mahwah and Joan Lenik and her husband, Robert, of Clifton; her grandchildr…
Yorktown Teen Charged In Theft Of Motor Vehicle Following Crash
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have arrested a 15-year-old Yorktown resident, whose name is being withheld due to his age, on a charge of juvenile delinquency in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle.
Police responded to the theft on Sunday, Dec. 27, officials report.
Subsequently, the vehicle was found in North Salem, having been damaged and abandoned as the result of an accident, according to police.
An investigation revealed that the suspect had allegedly stolen the motor vehicle, operated it and had an accident with it, police report.
The youth was located on Tuesda…
Nyack Woman, Florida Motorist Charged With DWI In Orangetown
ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Orangetown police arrested two women for separate incidents of driving while intoxicated during the holiday weekend.
In the first incident, which occurred at 2:48 a.m. Friday, Orangetown police arrested Mary T. Sodora, 51, of Nyack, officials report.
Sodora, who was operating a 2013 Kia, was stopped for a vehicle and traffic violation and, when she failed sobriety tests, she was arrested for DWI, according to police.
Sodora was taken to Orangetown police headquarters, where she failed a Breathalyzer test, officials said. Due to having a previous DWI conviction within th…
