Proposed budgets for Nyack and Valley Cottage Libraries for the next fiscal year are being voted on today. Voting takes place from 10am-9pm for Nyack cardholders at the Nyack Library’s Community Meeting Room at 59 South Broadway, and for Valley Cottage Library cardholders at the Valley Cottage Library on Route 303. Details are available on each library’s website, NyackLibrary.org and ValleyCottageLibrary.org.
New City Library to be Closed Noon Today for Move to Temporary Location
The New City library will be closed starting at noon today so they can move to a temporary location further south on Main Street. The main location at the corner of Squadron Boulevard and North Main Street is undergoing renovations, so a temporary “Express” location is slated to open on February 22nd at 198 South Main Street, between the New City Cinemas and DeCicco Family Market. For more information visit their website NewCityLibrary.org.
Nyack School District Demands Answers from Pearl River Schools After Video Emerges of Racist Taunts During Basketball Game Last Week
The Nyack School District and Board of Education want answers from the Pearl River School District following what they called “racist and reprehensible behavior” from the crowd at a basketball game last week. Video posted online showed a Black Nyack student being taunted with monkey sounds as he was attempting free-throws. In a letter to parents, Pearl River’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marco Pochintesta, said he was outraged by the student spectators’ actions and “the harm they have caused.” Counseling has been made available to Nyack students in need of support, and they’ve invited Pearl River students who participated in the incident to attend the “Undoing Racism” Workshop or the “Getting to the Root” training session run by the Center for Safety and Change. Pearl River schools have been under the microscope lately following allegations of anti-LGBTQ incidents in the high school.
Rockland Scheduled to Take Over Spring Valley Building and Codes Responsibilities
Today’s the day Rockland is scheduled to take over building code enforcement for the village of Spring Valley. On Friday documents were being held up by the village but that appears to have straightened itself out. Rockland County Executive Ed Day told “The Morning Show” on Friday the village was hesitant to give up necessary documents as ordered by the state…
The state-authorized move to take over the village building department comes in the wake of last year’s fatal fire at the Evergreen Adult Home in which Spring Valley firefighter Jared Lloyd and a resident were both killed. Two former Spring Valley building department employees and four others have been charged in connection with the blaze.
COVID Deaths, Hospitalizations up Slightly in Rockland, Active Cases Down
The number of COVID deaths and hospitalizations in Rockland have ticked up slightly since last Friday. We’ve got 1,135 total fatalities due to COVID, that’s up two, 35 in the hospital, that’s up one, but the total number of active cases is at 1,176, that’s down about 300.