The Hurricane Ida Relief Fund’s application deadline has been extended until January 4th. The original deadline was yesterday. People can apply for FEMA assistance at DisasterAssistance.gov, or by calling the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362. If you have questions, visit ny.gov/ida.
“For Sale” Sign Removed from Stony Point Boy Scout Campground
It looks like the town of Stony Point won’t have to worry about a local Boy Scout Camp being put up for sale. The Rockland County Executive’s office says the Boy Scouts of America’s Greater Hudson Valley Council Board has decided not to sell Camp Bullowa, meaning the scouting program can continue there. Town Supervisor Jim Monaghan recently said it looked like there wasn’t much interest in the property outside a local group…
Two other camps in the Hudson Valley were being considered as part of a package with Bullowa. Dutchess County’s Camp Nooteming in Salt Point will still be sold, while the Durland Scout Reservation Campground in Putnam Valley will not. The Boy Scouts of America organization is looking to unload various properties around the country to help pay nearly $2 billion in legal settlements with the Victims Compensation Trust stemming from thousands of lawsuits as part of a bankruptcy deal.
Weekend Fires Rip Through Nanuet Business, Stony Point Home
A fire in Stony Point Saturday night has forced a family out of their home. News 12 says the blaze at 14 River Road started just after 11 p.m. The family, including a 13-month-old child, was able to get out safely, but the home took on heavy damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
And a fire reportedly damaged a Nanuet car dealership Sunday. The roof of the Rockland Chrysler Dodge Jeep on Route 304 in Nanuet apparently caught fire yesterday afternoon. No word on any injuries.
Officials Continue Investigation into Pearl River Fire
No cause yet for the Pearl River fire that took out three businesses in a Middletown Road shopping center last week. Rockland Director of Fire and Emergency Services Chris Kear says the construction of the building that housed a local gun firing range and two retail stores made it difficult to fight the blaze…
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
COVID-19 Numbers in the Rise in Rockland, Death Toll Holds Steady
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise again here in the county. The number of hospitalized with coronavirus has jumped from 17 to 20, and the number of active cases is up from 841 to 1,002. New York Governor Kathy Hochul urges those who haven’t gotten their vaccinations or boosters to do so…
The number of fatalities here in Rockland has remained at 1,002 since the first of the month.