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RCC’s longest-serving president has died. Lohud.com reports Seymour Eskow served for about two decades starting in 1963. The Academic II classroom building, the library and fieldhouse were added during his tenure. He was 95.

The group “Rockland Clergy for Social Justice” is hosting a meeting tonight at RCC and they’ll be reviewing the East Ramapo school district and its progress over the last five years. The meeting will feature members of the Assembly, Senate and legislature, community leaders, clergy and congregants discussing how the state-appointed monitor and the board of Education have been doing for the last half-decade. The meeting is being held tonight at the RCC Technology Center Ellipse at 6:30.

After months of delays, Haverstraw’s road resurfacing is now underway. Supervisor Howard Phillips says the weather kept the contractor sidelined, but last week they were able to start…

You may have seen some construction activity at the intersection of Rosman Road and Route 202 near the Shop Rite Shopping Center. Phillips says that’s a state sidewalk upgrade project. The state won’t be doing a full re-paving of Route 202 yet. Phillips says that could get done next spring.

The New City man whose 1-year-old twins died in July in an overheated car
while he was at work was in a Bronx courtroom again yesterday. The
second-degree manslaughter case against 39 year-old Juan Rodriguez is
still pending, but published reports said he won’t be talking to the grand
jury. His attorney wants the case dismissed, stating it was a horrific,
horrible accident. Rodriguez has claimed he thought he had dropped the
twins off at day care before going to work at the Bronx VA hospital. He’ll
be back in court December 5th.

New Yorkers have the chance to vote early instead of actually waiting for
Election Day November 5th. It was among the many reforms the Legislature
adopted this year. Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips says if you're an
eligible voter in Rockland, you can vote in any of the four locations in
the county…

Early voting starts tomorrow and runs through next Sunday. For times
polling locations are open, visit VoteEarlyNY.org. New York wasn’t the
first to do this…38 other states allow early voting.