New City, NY
News
Ex-Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence Transferred To Halfway House From Prison Ex-Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence Transferred To Halfway House From Prison
Ex-Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence Transferred To Halfway House From Prison Former Ramapo town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who was sentenced to 2 1/2  years in prison on fraud and other charges, has been moved from a Pennsylvania prison into a halfway house. St. Lawrence, 69, was recently transferred from the Federal Prison Camp Canaan, in Waymart, Pennsylvania, to an unnamed residential reentry center, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' public information office. Ramapo's supervisor from 2000 to May 2016, St. Lawrence was convicted of 20 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy on May 19, 2017, following a four-week trial in federal …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Area Woman Gets $55.9 Million In Malpractice Verdict Area Woman Gets $55.9 Million In Malpractice Verdict
Area Woman Gets $55.9 Million In Malpractice Verdict A Hudson Valley woman whose botched spine surgery left her paralyzed from the neck down won a near $56 million malpractice verdict against a team of neurosurgeons. Pomona resident Patricia Jones, now 67, who was 56 when she underwent surgery at the Hudson Valley Brain and Spine in West Nyack, won a $55.9 million lawsuit, when a jury ruled that doctors mismanaged her surgery in 2009. A former payroll manager, Jones sought relief for a herniated disk, but during the procedure, a monitoring signal between her brain and extremities failed to alert doctors of a blood clot that ultimately result…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
News
New Round Of Measles Vaccination Clinics Scheduled In Rockland New Round Of Measles Vaccination Clinics Scheduled In Rockland
New Round Of Measles Vaccination Clinics Scheduled In Rockland With 282 confirmed cases of measles in Rockland County since the outbreak began in October 2018, county health officials have announced another round of free vaccine clinics in August. Free MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccines are available at the Rockland County Department of Health, Building A, second-floor clinic area, located at 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona at the following dates and times during the month of August. No appointments are needed. Mondays and Tuesdays: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For an evening appointment call 845-364-2534. "Being…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
New Rockland Measles Exposure Site Announced New Rockland Measles Exposure Site Announced
New Rockland Measles Exposure Site Announced With the continue measles outbreak in Rockland County, health officials announced a new measles exposure site in the Monsey area. Officials said on Friday, July 12 there is a chance of exposure to anyone who visited the Auction Mart (Appliance), located at 75 Route 59, Monsey, on Friday, July 5, from 11  a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with a risk of the exposure until 1:30 p.m. These times reflect the period that the infected individuals were in this area and a two-hour period after they left the area because the virus remains in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours.  As of Thur…

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
Schools
Westchester, Rockland Students Earn SUEZ-NAWC Scholarships Westchester, Rockland Students Earn SUEZ-NAWC Scholarships
Westchester, Rockland Students Earn Suez-nawc Scholarships Five students in Westchester and Rockland counties have earned SUEZ-NAWC scholarships worth $3,000. SUEZ and the New York Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) announced the recipients of the scholarships, which are intended to assist high school seniors who are pursuing degrees relating to the water industry. Each recipient was honored at an awards dinner at the Hotel Thayer in West Point. “We know that it’s critically important to support bright, hard-working young people who will serve as the future leaders of the water industry,” said Chris Graziano, vice presid…

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by Valerie Musson
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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New Rockland Measles Exposure Site Announced New Rockland Measles Exposure Site Announced
New Rockland Measles Exposure Site Announced As the number of measles cases continues to grow with 262 confirmed cases in Rockland County, health officials are warning residents of a measles exposure site after an infected person visited the location. The infected person visited the Pharmacy Plus, at 728 N. Main Street, Spring Valley on Tuesday, May 28 from 1 to 2 p.m., with a risk of the exposure until 4 p.m. These times reflect the period that the infected individuals were in this area and a two-hour period after they left the area because the virus remains in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours.  If you were pres…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
These Hudson Valley Sites Nominated For State, National Registers Of Historic Places These Hudson Valley Sites Nominated For State, National Registers Of Historic Places
These Hudson Valley Sites Nominated For State, National Registers Of Historic Places Four Hudson Valley properties have been nominated for inclusion on the New York State Register of Historic Places. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on June 2 that the following had earned recognition on the state registry, among 17 sites in New York that were nominated. The properties are also nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. Camp Hill School, Pomona - Erected in 1923 as a two-room schoolhouse, the building continued to be used for educational purposes into the early 1960s.  After laying unused for a period, it was renovated in the later 1970s to function as the mun…

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by Donna Christopher
New City, NY
News
Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Increases Again Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Increases Again
Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Increases Again As the number of measles cases raises again to 225 confirmed cases in Rockland County since the outbreak began last year, health officials are urging residents to receive a free vaccine. A free MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine clinic will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, on Friday, May 17, for anyone six months and older at the Christ Episcopal Church, located at 65 Washington Ave., in Suffern. Measles is one of the most contagious viruses on earth; 90 percent of unvaccinated people exposed to the virus become infected. You can catch measles just by being in a room where a person with m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Seven Charged In Ramapo Stop DWI Checkpoint Seven Charged In Ramapo Stop DWI Checkpoint
Seven Charged In Ramapo Stop DWI Checkpoint Seven motorists have been charged following a Stop DWI checkpoint enforcement, police say. The Town of Ramapo Police Department say they allocated additional officers for DWI enforcement between Friday, May 3 and Sunday, May 5. During the enforcement, officers conducted various Stop DWI road checks and patrols. This increased enforcement effort resulted in the following arrests: A 35-year-old male from Spring Valley was arrested and charged with DWI (felony), circumventing an interlock device (misdemeanor) and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle (felony) A 41-year-old mal…

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by Valerie Musson
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Fast & Furious: Six Drivers Busted For Illegal Drag Racing In Westchester, Police Say Fast & Furious: Six Drivers Busted For Illegal Drag Racing In Westchester, Police Say
Fast & Furious: Six Drivers Busted For Illegal Drag Racing In Westchester, Police Say A group of six people lost their rides after they were a little too fast and a little too furious on a busy Westchester roadway. Officers from the Harrison Police Department broke up an illegal drag racing ring along Westchester Avenue early on Friday, April 5, arresting six drivers and seizing their cars. Harrison Police Chief Joseph Yasinski said that at approximately 1 a.m. on April 5, an officer on patrol spotted between 60 and 80 vehicles and dozens of spectators who were gathered in the vicinity of Westchester Avenue near the Butcher Bridge. While investigating the scene, the officer…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In Route 202 Crash In Rockland ID Released For Man Killed In Route 202 Crash In Rockland
ID Released For Man Killed In Route 202 Crash In Rockland A 54-year-old man has been identified as the person killed in a three-vehicle crash crash near Spook Rock Road, Ramapo police said. Randell Adams of Pomona was killed around 7:25 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, near Spook Rock Road, Ramapo Police Sgt. Blaine Howell said. All three drivers taken to local hospitals by Springhill and Ramapo Valley Ambulance, where Adams was pronounced dead, police said. Another driver is in serious condition and one suffered less serious injuries, police said. There were no passengers in any of the vehicles. One driver was extricated by Hillcrest Fire Departm…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
Four New Sites For Measles Exposure In Rockland Announced Four New Sites For Measles Exposure In Rockland Announced
Four New Sites For Measles Exposure In Rockland Announced Rockland County Health Department officials said there are four new sites where residents could have been exposed to measles after being visited by an infected person. Health Commission Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced the locations Friday, March 29, during an updated on the measles outbreak.  Ruppert said anyone who visited the following locations or used the following taxis may have been exposed to the measles virus: Uber that initially traveled to Monsey Hub shopping plaza in Monsey, on Wednesday, March 20, from 1:20 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. with a risk of exposure until…

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by Kathy Reakes