Several were hospitalized and one sent to the Rockland County jail following a wrong-way accident in Blauvelt early Saturday afternoon. That’s according to DailyVoice.com. Police told the website 20 year-old Thomas Robb of the U.K. was driving a 2001 BMW X5 the wrong direction on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, and entered Route 303, striking a 2017 Chevy Cruze driven by a 32-year-old woman from Newark. The Chevy then collided with a northbound 2021 Dodge Challenger driven by a 55-year-old man from Mahwah. Two children were among those hospitalized with critical injuries. Robb was reportedly arrested and charged with second-degree assault, leaving the scene of an incident with serious physical injury, reckless driving and other charges. He was sent to the Rockland County Jail on $25,000 bail. If you witnessed the crash, call Orangetown Police at 845-359-3700.
Single Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Illinois
Will’s here at work, Jeff’s here at work, and you probably are too, at least you’re maybe heading there. But we, and many of you, had more than a billion stars in our eyes Friday night…
And we know now, according to CNBC, that the single winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1.337 billion was sold at a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, Illinois, on the outskirts of Chicago. It’s the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. Tomorrow’s Mega Millions jackpot is a mere $20 million.
NY Governor Signs Legislative Package to Support People with Disabilities
New York’s governor this week signed a package of bills aimed to empower those with
disabilities. The bills marked the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
also known as the ADA. Governor Kathy Hochul said too often, people with disabilities are
not afforded the proper respect and dignity…
Doug Hovey is with the New York Association on Independent Living, and said we’ve come
a long way since the ADA was passed 32 years ago…
Carlos Martinez is the Executive Director of Bridges’, formerly known as the Rockland
Independent Living Center, and he’s had a saying: the fight has always been against “the
quiet prejudice of low expectations”…
The legislation also creates a public awareness campaign to combat stigma and
stereotyping, and eliminates the use in many cases of offensive language often used to
describe people with developmental disabilities.
Friends of Harmony Hall to Host Grateful Dead Tribute Music Festival Sunday
The Friends of Harmony Hall Jacob Sloat house in Sloatsburg is hosting their first Grateful Dead Tribute Music Festival on Sunday. Group president Andrea Lamantia says the Great Lawn at Jacob Sloat’s house will feature three bands: Not Phade Away, One Man Gathers, and Uncle Shoehorn & his Funky Dance Party Band…
In addition to the music there’ll be plenty of food and crafts. That’s at 15 Liberty Rock Road
in Sloatsburg Sunday, from 1 to 5pm. For more information visit www.fohh.org.
WRCR Analyst: U.S. is in a Recession
Is the U.S. economy in a recession or not? WRCR market analyst Ken Mahoney of Mahoney
Asset Management in Chestnut Ridge says yes, based on the traditional definition of
recession, we are…
NPR reported yesterday the economy dipped in the last quarter by 0.9%. It’s the second
quarter in a row in which the economy has gone south. In the first quarter, the GDP
decreased at a rate of 1.6%.