The Doctor Martin Luther King Center in Spring Valley is hosting a free food distribution tomorrow from 5:00pm to 6:30pm for anyone in need. The event will be held outside of the Center, and will include pork chops, chicken, eggs, milk, fresh vegetables and more. There are a number of COVID precautions you need to take – we have a list of those details in this news article on our website. Volunteers are also needed to help unload the food from the truck, organizing, and assisting with the distribution. Call the center at 845-425-8910 for details, or click here.
RCC Celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
April is Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month and it’s being celebrated at Rockland Community College. Dr. Shamika Mitchell is a committee member, and says you can join a virtual book chat today at 12:30…
Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia, “Awakening” tells the story of a young woman named Maika who unravels her mysterious past. To learn more and to register for the free virtual book chat — it’s today at 12:30 — click here.
17 Year-old Suffern Teen Charged with DWI, Vehicular Manslaughter in Fatal Crash Saturday
A 17 year-old Suffern teen is due in court today following an allegedly drunken crash early Saturday morning that claimed the life of a Suffern High School student and left four others, including the driver, with non-life-threatening injuries. The unnamed teen is charged with manslaughter, assault, vehicular assault, vehicular manslaughter and DWI. Ramapo Police say the accident occurred on Route 202 in Montebello. The vehicle struck a utility pole, causing a power outage in the area, and ended up flipped over on its side. A female under the age of 18 was killed, she was not identified by police. In a post on the Suffern High School website, principal Patrick Breen said counseling was available for students over the weekend. The Rockland County District Attorney’s Office is assisting the Ramapo Police Department Crash Investigation Team with the investigation. The driver was arraigned Saturday in Rockland County Youth Superior Court, and released on his own recognizance.
Two Fires Under the Microscope in Ramapo
Though years of building and zoning code issues and a legal battle with Metro-North railroad weren’t enough to shut down Motty’s supermarket in Monsey, a fire did in February. No one was hurt in the blaze, but the fire has taken center stage, along with the fire just weeks later at a Spring Valley adult home that claimed the life of a volunteer firefighter and a resident. The latter fire occurred in the village of Spring Valley, part of the town of Clarkstown, but the Motty’s fire took place within the jurisdiction of the Town of Ramapo, which supervisor Michael Specht acknowledged had a checkered history…
A final report on the cause of the blaze that destroyed the Evergreen Court Home for Adults has yet to be released.
Rockland Congressman Blasts “Racist” Opponents to DC Statehood Bill
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to give statehood to Washington, DC, in a narrow party-line vote of 216-208. In a speech on the House floor, Rockland Congressman Mondaire Jones blasted the bill’s opponents as racists…
That audio courtesy of C-SPAN. The bill faces a tough fight in the Senate where it needs at least 60 votes to pass. 700,000 people live in Washington, DC, without congressional representation, that’s a greater population than both Vermont and Wyoming, and they both have two senators and a member of Congress.