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Two members of the Suffern school board’s minority that opposed the majority’s suspension of the district’s superintendent have been elected as president and vice-president of the board. LoHud.com says Matthew Kern was elected president last night and Paul Shapiro was elected vice president. Superintendent Douglas Adams was accused of hiding information from the board in a case involving a staff member and a student.

Some Independence Day celebrations last year got out of hand, as people crowded-out of Rockland Lake State Park were creating their own parking areas, sometimes on Clarkstown residents’ private property. That, of course, sent tempers, along with the temperatures, soaring. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says there won’t be a repeat performance of that this year…

Part of the plan that local officials have come up with is to have the Clarkstown Police post and enforce parking restrictions on local roads in the neighborhoods by Rockland Lake entrances, and they’ll help park staff direct traffic as needed.

A judge on Tuesday said the Rockland County Department of Health can proceed with its order requiring camps to provide weekly lists of proof of vaccinations for all campers and staff. The Journal News reports the American Camp Association of New York and New Jersey challenged the policy in federal court. The association claimed its members were being held hostage by the mandate. There have been 276 confirmed cases of measles in Rockland County since the outbreak began in October.

The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York is urging listeners to let trained professionals handle the fireworks during this long Independence Day weekend. FASNY’s Robert Outhouse, also a member of the Hudson Valley Volunteer Fireman’s Association, says even though sparklers are legal in some areas, they are still dangerous…

FASNY says fireworks are responsible for around 16,000 fires each year.

A year ago tomorrow, an 89 year-old Nanuet woman was sexually assaulted in the area of College Avenue and First Street in Nanuet. Clarkstown Police Detective Peter Walker says the department needs your help finding the perpetrator…

If you have information, please call 845-639-5800 or 845-639-5840.