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Two unidentified law enforcement officers were shot last night at an
Ardsley motel during a federal drug bust. News 12 says the 43-year-old
suspect, who was also not identified, was killed in the shootout. The two
officers who were shot suffered injuries that are not life-threatening,
but it's not known whether they were local police or federal agents.

The Samsondale Avenue Bridge in North Rockland is now fully open again
after an extensive replacement project. At a ceremonial grand opening last
month, West Haverstraw mayor Robert D’Amelio praised the work the county
highway department did on the multi-million dollar project …

Town of Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips says the bridge looks much
nicer than it used to, and he’s glad local bricks were used to give it an
old-fashioned appearance...

Rosman Road near Town Hall and the Shop Rite shopping plaza is in the
process of being re-surfaced. Additionally, the Rockland County Highway
Department is starting a road resurfacing project along South Highland
Avenue from Washington Avenue to Pascack Road in Pearl River. Drivers are
advised to take alternate routes and follow detour signs.

The New York State Senate is holding a public hearing in Albany today to
learn how to strengthen suicide prevention measures. Rockland state
senator David Carlucci chairs the committee on mental health and
disabilities, and says suicide and attempted suicide statistics among
adolescents are growing at an alarming rate...

From the hearing, Carlucci hopes to learn what legislation could be
helpful going forward. The New York State Office of Mental Health is
holding its 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference in September. It's a
two-day conference featuring presentations on suicide prevention in
diverse populations, community coalitions, schools and college campuses,
and more. For more information visit
https://nysSuicidePreventionConference.org.

If you're interested in the art and history of South Mountain Road in
Clarkstown you'll want to visit the Historical Society of Rockland County
in New City this summer. Susan Deeks is the executive director of the
Society and says South Mountain Road has managed to retain much of the
rural character that attracted artists to it more than a century ago...

The exhibit is a joint project with the Rockland Center for the Arts. It
runs through the end of October and can be experienced Wednesdays-Fridays
& Sundays, from noon to 4 pm, and it is free. For more information click here. 

Rockland’s County Executive marked the fourth anniversary of the Rockland
Codes Initiative with a press conference at an apartment complex in South
Nyack Friday. The complex had challenged the county in court over sewage
leaks, non-functioning ovens, and other violations, lost, and has since
paid its fines and brought its apartments up to code. County Executive Ed
Day said the RCI has been successfully targeting slumlords in the county…

North Rockland state senator James Skoufis, who is spearheading a state
investigation looking into code enforcement in four areas of the state,
including Ramapo, said other municipalities could learn from Rockland’s
approach…

Skoufis said he is nearing the end of his investigation and putting
together a report soon. He’s been looking at Newburgh, Mount Vernon and
Albany, in addition to Ramapo.