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“The Morning Show” Callers Weigh-in on Trump MSG Rally

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The former president’s rally at Madison Square Garden over the weekend inspired various reactions from listeners to “The Morning Show” yesterday. They had varying opinions about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally, which featuredd among other speakers, a comedian who called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. One caller suggested, it wasn’t a big deal…

Many Democrats slammed the event, some members of the GOP expressed concern over the rally, and Trump distanced himself from the opening comedian’s comments.

State Rep Helps Orgs Get Security Grants from State

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Times are tense, and a local state elected official was looking to help area non-profits and others get security grants from the state. Rockland State Senator Bill Weber of the 38th District says last night’s seminar at RCC was necessary because of the world we live in…

If you missed last night’s meeting but have questions about the grant process, call Senator Weber’s office at 845-623-3627.

Rockland Rep Launches Housing Plan for Area, Nation, Hopes for Bi-Partisan Support

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Rockland’s Congressman recently launched a housing plan that he says addresses housing challenges locally and across the country. At a press conference earlier this month in New City, Hudson Valley Representative Mike Lawler of the 17th district, said the “Revitalizing America’s Housing Act” would incentivize construction and reduce the lack of affordability, improve the availability of supplies, land, and financing, and improve oversight to make sure resources get to where they’re needed…

Crystal Hawkins-Syska is with Keller Williams New York Realty in White Plains and the President of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, and she said the bill would make it easier for average Americans to buy a home…

Tina Traster is the editor of the Rockland County Business Journal, and she says however it gets done, the county needs more affordable housing…

Naomi Streicher of Q Home Sales in New City says any legislation that can make it easier for people to get into a home, is a good idea…

Lawler said he’s hoping to get bi-partisan support for the bill.

Area Firefighters Deal with Brush Fire Blazes in Harriman State Park

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A large brush fire over the weekend in Harriman State Park continued into Monday morning. Fire companies from Rockland, Orange and Bergen Counties were needed to extinguish flare-ups and for added containment efforts, and smoke conditions could be seen throughout the area. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht told “The Morning Show” yesterday the smell of smoke came all the way down to Suffern…

Conditions continue to be favorable for brush fires, and if you’re outdoors, Rockland’s Director of Fire and Emergency Services Chris Kear says, you have to be careful…

A fire in Dutchess County also scorched acres of a mountainside in Pawling over the weekend, which again re-ignited Monday morning.

Clarkstown Gets Grant to Cover Most Demolition Costs at Nanuet’s Former Grace Baptist Church

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The town of Clarkstown got a grant from the state to cover most of the costs to demolish and remove asbestos from a Nanuet property that has been long-dormant. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says most of the work clearing the land is already done, giving the town the chance to move forward to replace the former Grace Baptist Church off Demarest Avenue…

A Yeshiva had originally contracted to buy the Grace Baptist Church six years ago, but the town came in and bought it the following year. A lawsuit over the transaction was settled earlier this year.