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There are now 206 confirmed cases of the measles in Rockland. 82 percent of those affected are 18 years of age or younger. Moviegoers in California have been warned they may have been exposed to the measles at a midnight showing of Avengers Endgame last week, and hundreds of passengers on a cruise ship docked at the Caribbean island of St. Lucia were quarantined after a crew member was confirmed with the disease.

Though the governor wants it done, New York State may not get a marijuana bill done before the legislative session ends next month. Governor Andrew Cuomo originally wanted it in this year’s budget, but when concerns over its implementation came up, it was put off and the deadline shifted to mid-June. Rockland County Sheriff Lou Falco says he’s glad the legislature seems to be considering the concerns that public safety officials have over legalized pot…

Rockland State Senator David Carlucci says though some questions persist, regulation is preferred, to having pot remain illegal…

If New York does legalize pot it would become the 11th state in the nation to do so. A similar initiative in New Jersey failed earlier this year.

Political unrest in Venezuela doesn’t seem to be hurting the west crude oil market. That’s according to WRCR Market Analyst Ken Mahoney of Mahoney Asset Management…

U.S. imports of oil from Venezuela have slowly been declining over the last two decades.

The longest-running, largest, single-day volunteer community service event in Rockland kicks off tomorrow at Palisades Center. Development Coordinator for United Way of Rockland, Dorothy Atzl, says volunteers in the “Spring Day of Caring” will help complete essential projects for Rockland County’s many health and human services providers…

The projects range from painting and power washing to carpentry repairs, things the organizations couldn’t otherwise afford to do on their own. The event begins with a “Kick-off Luncheon & Rally” at Palisades Center that celebrates hundreds of area volunteers. Teams of volunteers then head off to do their projects. To learn more about how you can get involved, visit the United Way of Rockland’s website, www.uwrc.org.

The 24th Annual Ramapo River Watershed Conference is being held tomorrow morning at Ramapo College. Geoff Welch is one of the organizers of the event, and says the day kicks off with a presentation and discussion about logging in the forest highlands of New Jersey…

Friday’s event features various speakers, and includes presentations on “The Pompton Lake Case: DuPont Vs. NJ” and another on Pete Seeger, the singer and environmental activist who would have celebrated his 100th birthday tomorrow. The event begins at 9:30 and runs until about 4PM, and it’s in the Trustees Pavilion at Ramapo College in Mahwah. It’s free but registration is required…to do that, send an email to Geoff – his email address is geoffwelch@gmail.com.