No one was hurt after a Sunday night fire in Suffern. News 12 says a townhouse on Chippewa Court was damaged by the fire around 7pm yesterday. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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NY Senate Committee Gets Testimony in New City on Veterans Mental Health
The New York Senate Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities held a public hearing on Veterans Mental Health last week in Clarkstown. 22 veterans take their own lives in the U-S each day, and Rockland’s Veterans Service Agency Director Susan Branam told the panel there are too many gaps in services that, if they were closed, could prevent some of those suicides…
Rockland and Westchester state senator David Carlucci heads up the committee and said the state needs to do better for veterans…
Sharon Bailey is a retired Major with the Air Force and works in Rockland with BRIDGES as the Veteran Outreach Administrator for their Vet-to-Vet Support Program. Bailey told the panel, something as basic as getting a job after service can make the difference in how veterans proceed with their lives…
The committee will take what they learned to help shape legislation to improve mental health treatment for veterans.
Road Resurfacing Project Begins in Clarkstown
The Rockland County Highway Department begins a road resurfacing project today in Clarkstown. The project on Kings Highway from Maple Avenue to Lake Road starts with milling and raising manholes. Drivers should take alternate routes and follow detour signs. Delays can be expected beginning at 7:30 am.
Funeral Services Held for Carolyn Fish, Founder of Rockland’s Center for Safety & Change
Funeral services were held yesterday for Carolyn Fish, the founder of the Rockland Center for Safety & Change. She died on Thursday. Elizabeth Santiago is the executive director of the Center, worked with Carolyn for two decades, and agrees with her philosophy that no victim should ever be left to walk their journey alone…
Rockland County Executive Ed Day says her work and her legacy will live on…
Legislator Harriet Cornell first met Carolyn during her first term in the legislature in 1984, and had worked closely on domestic violence issues with her ever since…
Services were held yesterday at Beth Am Temple in Pearl River. She was 74.
Boulders Hosting Open House Saturday at the Ball Park
The Boulders are hosting an open house tomorrow at the stadium in Pomona. The Boulders’ V-P of Business Development Seth Cantor says at the “Pick your seat, Pick your Puppy” event there’ll be free mini-golf, and you can meet members of the team and Pepper Jack the Bat Dog…
You’ll also have an opportunity to adopt a puppy that will be visiting the ballpark from Hi-Tor right next door. The open house is from 10-3pm tomorrow. For more info, click here.