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by Jeff Lewis
The town of Haverstraw won’t be meeting today, and that means they’ll end the year by allowing pot sales in town by default. Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips says it makes sense since the village of Haverstraw is also permitting sales of recreational marijuana…
Haverstraw will become the only Rockland town to opt in to marijuana sales, though a few Rockland villages have also opted in.
by Jeff Lewis
Montefiore Nyack Hospital has new visitation rules due to the rise of COVID cases. As of yesterday, the hospital has a “no visitor policy” with a few exceptions, including end-of-life, pediatrics or patients with cognitive or developmental impairments for which a support person is deemed essential to the care of the patient. Meanwhile, a candidate for New York Governor announced yesterday he tested positive for COVID on Wednesday. Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said he is vaccinated, but has been a vocal critic of vaccine mandates and passports.
by Jeff Lewis
As 2021 comes to an end and 2022 is right around the corner, Rocklanders and Westchester residents seem to be optimistic the bridge can be renamed as the Tappan Zee Bridge. “Morning Show” listener and occasional contributor Jimmy is fully on board…
An attempt was made in the Rockland County Legislature to show support for stripping the bridge of its “Mario M. Cuomo” name, but legislator and minority leader Lon Hofstein says the proposal didn’t even get out of committee…
Last month, Westchester Assemblyman Tom Abinanti introduced a bill that would change the bridge’s official name to “The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge.” Rockland Assemblyman Mike Lawler had already introduced his own bill last August to change the name to simply “The Tappan Zee Bridge.” Lawler says his bill has more than a dozen co-sponsors thus far.
by Jeff Lewis
What does the stock market have in store for 2022? WRCR Market Analyst Ken Mahoney of Mahoney Asset Management in Chestnut Ridge says he doesn’t often like to take out the crystal ball, however…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended its first trading day of the year at 30,606, and ended the trading day yesterday at 36,398, for a gain of nearly 5,800 for the year.
by Jeff Lewis
Thirteen new state COVID testing sites opened yesterday as cases continue to surge here in Rockland and across the state. These sites serve New York City, Long Island, Central New York, North Country, the Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier regions, but so far, the governor’s resisted calls by local officials to open Anthony Wayne as a COVID test site. Rockland assemblyman Ken Zebrowski says that push for a local testing site, whether at Anthony Wayne or not, will continue…
Zebrowski says indoor locations are also being considered. Meanwhile, Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says there have been a few cases among staff in the town, but thankfully town business hasn’t been affected…
Kenny says attendance at the town’s re-organizational meeting next month will be curtailed due to COVID issues. The numbers here in Rockland continue to climb. The county’s death count since Monday has jumped six to 1,016 as of yesterday afternoon. The number of active COVID cases is up from 4,875 to 5,850, and the number of hospitalized with confirmed coronavirus cases has risen from 59 to 83.