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Rockland Congressman: Haiti Needs International Community to Help Curb Gang Threats

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A peacekeeping force backed by the international community needs to help Haiti get gangs under control. That’s according to Rockland Congressman Mike Lawler of the 17th district. The Associated Press recently reported more than six-thousand people have fled their homes following an attack by heavily-armed gang members that killed at least 70 people. Lawler told “The Morning Show” yesterday members of the local Haitian community are extremely concerned…

Lawler says he continues to bring up the situation in Haiti in the House Foreign Affairs committee. Violence in Haiti has been on the rise since the president was assassinated in 2021.

Clarkstown School District Voters Approve $110 Million Bond Project

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Voters in the Clarkstown Central School District approved a Bond Referendum yesterday on a $110 million capital improvements project. The five-year project covers heating, ventilation and air conditioning, window, flooring and electrical upgrades at all nine of the district’s elementary schools and the Birchwood School. The project got 16-hundred votes, nearly 80 percent. A district spokesman says the bond is tax neutral and will not increase current taxes.

Sen. Weber’s Senior Advisory Council Meeting to be Held at Nanuet Library Thursday

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Area seniors with concerns about anything might want to head to the Nanuet Library tomorrow. Rockland’s State Senator Bill Weber says he’s holding another Senior Advisory Council Meeting there on Thursday…

The meeting is being held tomorrow from 11am to 1pm in the Nanuet Library’s community room. To attend RSVP by calling Senator Weber’s office at 845-623-3627. Refreshments will be served.

Rockland Hospitals Mark October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Encourage Women to Get Screened

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October marks the 39th Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and area hospitals are encouraging women to get themselves checked. Aimee Monastero is the breast cancer patient navigator at the Center for Breast Health at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. Monastero says too many women delay getting checked, mostly out of fear…

Later this month over at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, Rockland State Senator Bill Weber of the 38th District says they’ll be doing free breast cancer screenings for uninsured and under-insured women over the age of 40…

That’s Friday, October 18th, from 8am to 3:30pm. Call Nyack Hospital at 845-348-8511 to find out if you qualify and to register, or you can call Senator Weber’s office at 845-623-3627. Good Sam’s Breast Center also offers free screenings for those that qualify. Click here for the Center for Breast Health and more information.

1,500 Attend Pomona Event to Commemorate One-Year Anniversary of Attack on Israel

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Rocklanders came out to Clover Stadium in Pomona yesterday to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, killing 1,200 people and taking another 250 hostage. The event was held by the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland County. News 12 reported more than 1,500 people came out to the park for the event. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht told “The Morning Show” yesterday how former Ramapo Police Chief Marty Reilly happened to be in Israel at the time of the attack last year, for a law enforcement security conference…

Rockland County Executive Ed Day says the evil attack reminds us of the enduring need for vigilance in the face of hatred and violence. On Sunday, Governor Kathy Hochul spoke at the Temple Israel Center in White Plains, and recalled what she had seen when she visited the region shortly after last year’s attack…

Meanwhile, the conflict in the Middle East threatens to expand further, as Reuters reports Iran’s foreign minister warned Israel against attacking them, saying if that happens, they’ll retaliate even stronger. Iran hit Israel with a missile attack last week. Israel has vowed to retaliate.