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RCC Opens as COVID Testing Site Today

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Rockland’s County Executive says RCC will open today as a New York State COVID-19 testing site. The state has partnered with Quadrant Biosciences to run the site and provide oral, saliva-based PCR COVID-19 tests. Governor Kathy Hochul says RCC is among nine new locations at community colleges to open across the state…

Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski says the site is open for testing weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To make an appointment click here.

Meanwhile, though the county’s COVID-19 death count is on the rise again, hospitalizations and total cases are down. Friday’s updated count from the health department shows seven more fatalities due to COVID, for a total of 1,057. The number of active COVID cases is down almost 3,000 to 16,390, and the number of residents hospitalized with confirmed cases of coronavirus is down 11 for a total of 139.

Hi-Tor President Due in Court Today

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The President of Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona indicted earlier this month is due back in court today. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh said 51 year-old Debbie Dibernardo faces 17 charges, one a felony, for filing false documents on 17 animals in the shelter’s care. Walsh said the incidents took place during the summer of 2020. Rockland County Executive Ed Day has said the county remains committed to putting up a new animal shelter facility, with more than $8 million in funding, on top of the various grants and donations the shelter has been given over the years. The Hi-Tor Animal Shelter has been in operation since 1973 and annually takes in 2,000 animals, primarily cats and dogs.

Spring Valley’s MLK Center Celebrates Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center in Spring Valley held their 12th Annual “Unity Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. King” ceremony yesterday honoring their namesake’s birthday. The virtual event featured Spring Valley High School graduate, Rockland Congressman Mondaire Jones…

And that was New York State Attorney General Letitia James. Nathan Mungin, the Executive Director of the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center, said he’s often asked why the center does what they do…

The presentation also featured a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by East Ramapo students, and a video of children’s activities at the Center. For more information about the center, visit their website, mlkmpc.org.

Nat. Weather Svc. Forecast for Rockland / Lower Hudson Valley – Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 4am, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Rockland Green Prepared to Take Over Hi-Tor, Should it Come to That

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Rockland Green, the county’s recycling agency, is poised to take over the beleaguered animal shelter if it ever comes to that. Talk over that possibility has resurfaced since the indictment last week of the President of the Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona. Howard Phillips is the head of Rockland Green, Rockland’s solid waste management authority, and says if the county executive and the legislature decide to move that direction, the group is ready to help…

Rockland’s County Executive insists a new shelter will be built, and emphasizes the indictment of Hi-Tor president Debbie DiBernardo has nothing to do with any shelter funding or finances. DiBernardo is scheduled to return to court next week. The county has committed more than $8 million in funding, on top of the various grants and donations the shelter has been given over the years.