RCC is hosting an area state senator’s first annual Senior Fair this tomorrow. Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick says come to the Field House to learn about lots of stuff…
That’s 10-3 tomorrow at the RCC Field House, and, again, it is free.
Rockland CCE Zoom Session to Focus on Rain Gardens and Storm Water Management
If you’re interested in rain gardens or storm water management or biofiltration or all of the above, you may want to check out a special free Zoom program from the Cornell Cooperative Extension happening this week. Mike Wilson is with the group and is the host of the monthly Storm Water Consortium show here on WRCR, and he says it’s a good opportunity to see the things he often talks about…
The free “Sustainable Landscapes” program is being held tomorrow from 7-8pm, but you need to register in advance. For more information visit RocklandCCE.org and click on “Events,” or click here.
Rockland’s COVID Death Toll Hits 1,000; Good Samaritan Hospital Launches Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
A sad milestone has been reached in Rockland. COVID has taken two more lives here. The total now stands at 1,000 since the pandemic began. Other coronavirus statistics are creeping up again, with 12 hospitalized and 682 active cases.
Good Samaritan Hospital is hosting pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinics beginning the Monday after Thanksgiving. The pediatric clinics will be held 8-10am Monday-Friday and 8-10 Sunday mornings for children ages 5 and up to get the newly-approved Pfizer vaccine. Appointments are required. Click here to register.
Two Spring Valley Building Department Employees Indicted on Felony Charges Stemming from Fatal Fire Last March
Two village of Spring Valley building department employees have been indicted on felony charges stemming from the fatal fire last March at the Evergreen Adult Home in Spring Valley that killed a resident and a volunteer firefighter. Rockland County D.A. Tom Walsh says a county grand jury indicted 45 year-old Raymond Canario and 64 year-old Wayne Ballard, on several charges, including Falsifying Business Records and Offering a False Instrument for Filing. 35 year-old firefighter Jared Lloyd, and 79 year-old Evergreen resident, Oliver Hueston, were both killed in the blaze. Arraignment dates have not yet been set.
Rockland Fire Instructor Appointed to State Task Force on Improving Fire Services in NY
A Rockland fire instructor has been appointed to a state task force charged with studying the volunteer firefighting service in New York. Jerry Knapp is a training officer at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, and hopes the task force will improve how new volunteers get recruited, and how fires are fought…
The task force is expected to provide a report to the governor this spring.