The New York Boulders will play two benefit pre-season games the first weekend of May as they get ready for the 2022 Frontier League campaign. The Boulders will play the FDNY Bravest on Friday, May 6th, and then on May 7th, they go against the NYPD Finest. Each seven-inning game is free, but you have to reserve a ticket at NYBoulders.com. Proceeds from the FDNY match will benefit the family of Jared Lloyd, the Spring Valley volunteer firefighter who was killed in the Evergreen assisted living facility blaze last year. Proceeds from the NYPD game will go to the families of Detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, who were killed in the line of duty on Jan. 21st responding to a domestic dispute in Harlem. So, make sure you buy something from the concession stands.
Rockland Getting New Supermarkets
Several new supermarkets are slated to open soon in Rockland. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says Brooklyn-based kosher chain Aron’s is planning to open at the former Shop Rite location on Route 59 in Talman…
Aron’s is targeting a summer 2022 opening. Over in Pomona, Evergreen could be opening as soon as next week at the former Stop and Shop location on Route 202. Meanwhile, Europe-based supermarket Lidl is another step closer to breaking ground in Orangetown. Supervisor Teresa Kenny says the company recently got a permit to knock down the building that’s currently there to make way for a new market and upgrades for the Tappan Plaza shopping center on Route 303…
The Germany-based discount grocer is opening stores across the country, with locations already open in New Jersey, on Long Island and Staten Island.
Rockland County Youth Bureau Now Accepting Applications for 2022 Rockland Conservation & Service Corps
The Rockland County Youth Bureau is now accepting applications for the 2022 Rockland Conservation & Service Corps. Now in its 22nd year, Rockland County Executive Ed Day says Conservation Corps members perform a variety of outdoor, environmental community service projects throughout the Rockland region…
The corps is open to students who are at least 18. They’re required to serve 350 hours between May 23rd and mid to late August at local sites including the Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources, the Clarkstown Planning Department, the Town of Ramapo, the Rockland County Drainage Agency, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and more. Applications are due Friday, April 8th. You can get an application by calling 845-364-2937 or send an email to rcsc@co.rockland.ny.us.
NY Immigration Coalition Urges U. S. to Take in Ukrainian Refugees
The New York Immigration Coalition is among the groups urging the United States to take in as many Ukrainian refugees as possible, as Ukraine faces an ongoing invasion by Russia. New York has roughly 150-thousand Ukrainian residents, the largest population in the nation. Nicole Catá, with the New York Immigration Coalition, hopes to see resources directed to beefing up the refugee program…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said New York is prepared to coordinate with the Biden administration to accept refugees fleeing the conflict…
Catá says the U-S needs to strengthen and rebuild its refugee program.
Sain Building’s Future Heading Back to Square One in the Legislature
The long-dormant Sain Building in New City is getting a new committee this year in the legislature to help determine its future. Minority Leader Lon Hofstein says the new committee that’s being put together will also include Clarkstown officials…
The Sain Building, which is across New Hempstead Road from the County’s main offices, has been sitting idle since December 2017. A developer had offered to pay $4.5 million for the property and was going to take care of demolishing the building, but bailed in November 2018.