A Stony Point man was killed Saturday after a crash on Beach Road. 23 year-old Jarret June of Colorado has been arrested and charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment and DWI, in the wreck that killed 22 year-old Nicholas Keefer of Stony Point, a passenger in the car. June was arraigned in Stony Point Town Court and released on $3,500 bail. He is due back in court June 6th. A wake for Keefer is being held today from 4 to 8 p.m. at T.J. McGowan Sons Funeral Home in Garnerville.
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Future of Sain Building no Clearer 6 Months after Buyer Bails
The fate of the Sain Building in New City isn't any closer to reality, more than six months after the last interested buyer retracted his offer. Rockland County Legislature Minority Leader Lon Hofstein says he was once optimistic the Sain Building could get sold, but it appears not everyone in the legislature is in agreement on what to do with it. Hofstein is particularly critical of an idea that's been floated to make it a museum where people can also enjoy coffee and tea...
The group that was willing to pay 4.5 million dollars for the property
bailed out in November.
CUPON to Host Fundraising Dinner in Hillcrest
A Hillcrest activist group is holding a fundraising and recognition event this weekend. The "Citizens United to Protect Our Neighborhoods" spaghetti dinner will honor several people, including Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee and Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, attorneys Susan Shapiro and Melanie Golden, activist Deborah Munitz and the Hillcrest Fire Company. Former Director of Emergency Services Gordon Wren is with CUPON Rockland, and says the funds raised by the event will go a long way...
The spaghetti dinner fundraiser is being held Sunday, June 2nd, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. It's at the Hillcrest Firehouse on North Main Street. Adults cost $40.00 and kids under 12 are $15.00. For more information send an email to cuponrockland@gmail.com or call 845-425-5743. Tickets may be purchased online at: https://cupondinner.ezevent.com/.
Third State of Emergency Declared to Combat Measles in Rockland
A third State of Emergency has been declared in Rockland County’s war on
the measles. The second declaration expired over the weekend. The new one will remain in effect until June 24th. This emergency declaration does not prohibit those who are unvaccinated from going out in public, but those
who have been diagnosed with the measles must, among other directives from the Health Department, stay away from indoor and outdoor public spaces for up to three weeks. Students are also required to be immunized unless they have a medical or religious exemption. Violations could result in a $2,000 fine, but no fines have been issued yet. To date there have been 254 cases of measles since the outbreak began last October.
Ramapo and Emergency Services Personnel Meet to Address Code and Building Issues
Last week’s New York State Senate public hearing on code enforcement may
have sparked some initial fireworks between the county executive and the
town of Ramapo, but it could be spark that leads to peace. Ramapo is one
of the municipalities being focused on by the hearings. Rockland County
Executive Ed Day slammed Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht’s testimony, and told “The Morning Show” Friday the town must control illegal housing
better…
Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht responded by suggesting the county
executive might have misunderstood his testimony, and said the town is
working hard to right the wrongs of the past…
Later, on “Who Wants to be a Volunteer,” host Gordon Wren, formerly the
director of Emergency Services in Rockland, and Ramapo’s Chief of Staff,
Mona Montal, argued over a New Hempstead school that was found to have
several violations…
But cooler heads prevailed, and during the show, Wren and Ramapo
officials, including their building inspectors, agreed to meet with Justin
Schwartz of the Illegal Housing Task Force. Schwartz tells WRCR News that
meeting is being held today.