Two contractors for Orange and Rockland Utilities were electrocuted yesterday while working on electrical transmission poles in Warwick. Published reports say they were working near Route 17A around 10 yesterday morning performing regularly scheduled maintenance.
Rockland Officials, Ramapo Residents Concerned about Pascack Ridge Development Project
Hundreds came out for a public hearing Thursday in Ramapo on the Pascack Ridge Development project. Nearly 300 units are planned for a lot located between North Pascack Road, Ewing Avenue and Spring Brook Road, bordering Spring Valley, Nanuet and Clarkstown. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says there is a need for housing in his growing community…
Critics say a zone change would create a much larger community within Ramapo than can be sustained. A caller to “The Morning Show” on Friday who attended Thursday’s meeting, called it the most stressful Ramapo meeting she’s ever been to…
The project borders on Clarkstown. Supervisor George Hoehmann says he’s also concerned…
Rockland County Executive Ed Day says he and the county planning department are concerned about what he called a “massive project”…
If you have suggestions or comments about the Pascack Ridge project you can submit them to the town clerk by September 3rd at 4pm. A zone change could be granted after that.
Pomona to Host Blood Drive Wednesday
A blood drive is being held tomorrow from 8 am to 5 pm in Pomona. Blood collections are traditionally down during the summer months, creating the need for more donations. The drive is being held in Building A at the Robert Yeager Health Center. As a bonus, donors will get a $5 Target gift card. Click here for more information and to register.
Ramapo’s Challenger Center’s “SciGirls” Lead Live Chat with International Space Station
Kids in the Ramapo Challenger Center’s “SciGirls in Space” program got to speak with an astronaut who was high above the earth aboard the International Space Station yesterday. SciGirl Megan asked NASA astronaut Christina Koch what it might be like to be among the first women to go to the moon…
Members of the program are sixth- through ninth-graders from Rockland County and Montvale. The program encourages girls to get involved with science, technology, engineering, and math.
Search for Missing Monsey Man to Resume this Morning
A Monsey man reportedly went missing yesterday after jumping into Greenwood Lake in Orange County to try to save his son. Published reports said the boy apparently fell out of a boat, and the father went in after him. The son was fine, and the family brought to shore, but there was no sign of the father. New York State Police, the Coast Guard, drones and other emergency services responded, but the search was called off last night due to severe storm activity. The search is expected to resume this morning.