Jeff Lewis

A 24 year-old Clarkstown firefighter was injured battling a blaze in Congers late Monday night. Clarkstown Police say the house fire occurred shortly after 9pm at 460 Storms Road. Clarkstown Police Detective Norman Peters says officers on-scene observed heavy smoke coming from the basement, and confirmed with the homeowner that the house was unoccupied…

The Clarkstown Detective Bureau is investigating the cause of the blaze.

The Scotland Hill Road bridge in the town of Ramapo, after months of re-construction, has now been re-opened. The bridge was part of a $30.8 million New York State Thruway Authority infrastructure improvement project to replace three bridges in the county that were need of repair. The Hungry Hollow Road bridge was the first bridge to be replaced and opened to traffic in November 2020. The College Road bridge is expected to open next month.

Today is Election Day here in the county, with several local offices on the ballot, including the county executive, and several positions in the various towns. There are also five state initiatives for Rocklanders to decide. They’re on the back of the ballot. The first, would amend the redistricting process, the second would update the New York Bill of Rights to add clean air, clean water, and a healthful environment; the third would eliminate the 10-day advance voter registration requirement, the fourth would allow absentee ballot voting for anyone, even if you’re not planning to be out of town, and the fifth increases the city’s Civil Court’s jurisdiction from civil cases involving $25,000 to $50,000. Locally, in Stony Point, a proposal to decide the future of the town’s golf course and the Letchworth Village property is on the ballot. For a complete list of candidates and other election information, find this news article on our website and click the link. Polls are open today until 9PM.

COVID has taken two more Rockland lives since last week. The total now stands at 992. We’ve got 16 hospitalized with COVID and 757 active cases.

Residents of Haverstraw will have a chance to comment on their 2022 budget at a public hearing next month. Supervisor Howard Phillips they’re currently slightly over the two percent tax cap…

The public hearing on the budget is scheduled for Thursday November 4th.