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A five year-old girl died after she was struck by a school bus in Spring Valley late Friday morning. Published reports say the incident took place around 11:30 near South Madison and West Funston Avenues in Spring Valley. According to TheYeshivaWorld.com the girl was struck by a Satmar school bus that had just dropped her off by her house. Spring Valley Police are investigating the incident.

Stony Point Man Accused in 3 Year-old Murder Heads to Psychiatric Center Before Arraignment
The Stony Point man nabbed earlier this month and charged in connection to a murder three years ago is now in a state psychiatric facility instead of being arraigned in County Court last Friday. That’s according to The Journal News. New York State Police charged Robert Rodriguez with second degree murder. Police say they responded to a car fire on the Palisades Parkway near exit 16. 36 year-old Ronald Mann of the Bronx was found dead in the car. The Rockland County Medical Examiner determined Mann had been fatally shot and his death was ruled a homicide. Rodriguez was to be arraigned on Friday, but reportedly the grand jury’s indictment has been paused until his mental health issues are taken care of. He’s also charged with possessing a loaded gun, arson, tampering with evidence, and concealing a human corpse. He was taken to the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center after he was examined by a jail psychiatrist. No additional court dates have been set yet.

Spring Valley Man Arrested in Domestic Disturbance with Handgun
A Spring Valley man was arrested last week after Ramapo Police responded to a domestic disturbance report involving a handgun. Ramapo Police say it happened on Thursday around 11pm in Hillcrest. An unidentified 66 year-old man was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Menacing. He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance for a future court date. Police say he was also issued a full stay-away order of protection against the victim.

State Police Nab Hundreds for DWI Over Super Bowl Weekend
The Lower Hudson Valley led the way for the most State Police DWI arrests and in several other categories on Super Bowl weekend. State Police said there were 43 DWI arrests, 46 nabbed for distracted driving, and a total of 1,030 tickets distributed that weekend. The region’s 344 speeding tickets were second only to the entire New York State Thruway, where 353 tickets were given out.

Three long-awaited, food-related retail projects in the town of Orangetown could see construction soon. Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny says a new Lidl supermarket destined for Route 303 in Tappan, and the former Dunkin’ Donuts and Dollar General stores in Pearl River that were destroyed in a fire in November 2021, both could see activity shortly…

The Lidl supermarket is being built where Duke’s Ocean Grill and Bon Fahyr Buffet once stood in the Tappan Plaza. The Pearl River Dunkin’ Donuts and Dollar General stores at Middletown Road and Blauvelt Road were destroyed when a fire began in a below-ground firing range. The firing range is not being re-built.

The county is looking for residents to attend a burial for a veteran who passed away without family to be at his graveside. U.S. Army Veteran 77 year-old George Kenneth Erskine of New City has no family and will be buried this afternoon at 1:15 at Frederick Loescher Veterans Memorial Cemetery at 220 Brick Church Road in Spring Valley.

Mark your calendars,Rockland’s state senator is hosting a paper shredding event at his new office later this month. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick says it’s a great way to see his new office, ask him some questions, and get rid of lots of paper at the same time…

The event is being held Saturday, October 30th from 11am to 2pm in the parking lot of Senator Reichlin-Melnick’s new office in Nanuet at 163 Airport Executive Park near Costco.