Added gas taxes in New Jersey have led to a resurgence for Rockland gas stations. Prices vary from station to station, but the prices are much closer than they once were. The average gas price in New Jersey is 2.61 while in New York it’s 2.70. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says people have been building new stations in Rockland thanks New Jersey’s move, and residents are more inclined not only to buy gas here, but to spend more here at home…

Al Samuels is the head of the Rockland Business Association, and says growth at gas stations, particularly those with convenience stores, could hurt food stores…

Samuels says Rockland’s retail market is projected to hit 7 billion dollars in 2024, up from 6 billion in 2019.

Today is the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Day and there are several events happening throughout the county. Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell says events like these, and the Supervisors’ Summit happening later this week, are important to help us all get along with each other…

The Nyack NAACP is holding an interfaith commemorative service today at 3pm at the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Nyack. The Unity Celebration for Doctor King is at Ramapo High School today at 3pm. Produced by the East Ramapo School District and the MLK Multi-Purpose Center, the event includes dancers, singers and other performances.

The Lafayette Theater in Suffern is cutting back on movie showings after failing to get a grant. The Regional Economic Development Council Initiative grant would have allowed them to make some much-needed upgrades. Ramapo Communications Director Phil Tisi says the theater will no longer have showings on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays…

In an email last week, theater owner Ari Benmosché said he was hoping to convert the main auditorium into a venue for live performances and add a second screening room and event space, among other improvements. Tisi says they’ve reduced the price for movies to six dollars, the lowest price for first-run movies in the county.

A free Medicare workshop and dinner is being held tomorrow in Stony Point. Emerald Medicare’s Mark Brownstein says his “Take the Mystery out of Medicare” presentation will tackle many Medicare topics…

The event is at Lynch’s Restaurant in Stony Point tomorrow from 6 to 8 PM. It’s free and dinner is included, but you must register. Call 845-358-1220.

The 37 year-old Greenwood Lake man accused of the Hanukkah attack in Monsey pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen charges in Rockland County Court yesterday. LoHud.com reports Grafton Thomas was ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation. He’s being held by the feds in Westchester without bail on separate hate crime charges.

An Orange County man was acquitted yesterday in the 2013 shooting death of a Ramapo rape suspect. LoHud.com says 48 year-old David Carlson of Sparrow Bush was acquitted of manslaughter by the judge. He had been convicted of manslaughter by a jury in the killing of 35 year-old Norris Acosta-Sanchez in 2016, but he posted bail and the conviction was reversed on appeal. Carlson had claimed he shot Acosta-Sanchez in self-defense as he was turning him over to police for the Ramapo case.

The consultant that Ramapo hired to come up with money-making ideas for the Pomona ballpark continues to tinker with his final report. Supervisor Michael Specht says the Boulders’ new league brings new opportunities, and there could be other profitable uses for the stadium that have nothing to do with baseball…

The Boulders start their first season as the New York Boulders in the Frontier League this spring.

An area lawmaker says it’s unfortunate that New York’s Supreme Court ruled last week that the Health Planning Council overstepped its bounds in banning flavored e-cigarettes. Rockland and Westchester state senator David Carlucci says the bill he co-sponsored passed through committee earlier this week…

Carlucci says the bill would proactively keep kids from getting hooked.