Public transportation may be a little different for you here in Rockland today as a result of the Columbus Day holiday. TOR, Monsey Trails and Hudson Link buses will operate regular weekday service, but TRIPS paratransit buses will operate ADA-service only. Coach USA Rockland Coaches will operate the current adjusted service, while Coach USA Shortline will operate Limited Service. The Exit 14 Express bus will operate Limited Service to Midtown and Wall Street, southbound trips at 6:00 am and 8:00 am, plus a northbound trip from mid-town at 4:45 pm have been cancelled. Clarkstown Mini Trans is not operating today. Metro North and New Jersey Transit will operate regular weekday service, as will the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry. Go to www.rocklandbus.com for schedules.
Spring Valley Woman Pleads Guilty in Death of Infant Son
A Spring Valley woman has pleaded guilty to the death of her one year-old son last June. Rockland’s D.A. Tom Walsh says 36 year-old Marie Dorleus admitted she left her three young children unsupervised for several hours in their home. While she was out, her infant son asphyxiated after becoming stuck in a box spring that was leaning against a wall. She is scheduled to be sentenced in December and she faces the maximum of one and one-third years to four years in state prison.
“Nyack Forager,” Paul Tappenden, Dead at 74
A Nyack artist and herbalist known affectionately as “The Nyack Forager” has died. Paul Tappenden, author of the book “Edible Plants of Nyack and Beyond,” died Tuesday after being hospitalized with kidney problems and then contracting COVID-19. That’s according to the Journal News. Tappenden promoted natural health and foraging, and often praised that frequently maligned garden weed, the dandelion…
That clip courtesy of Paul’s YouTube channel. A wake will be held next week at Hanneman Funeral Home in Nyack. He was 74.
Stony Point to Host Free Shredding Day for Rocklanders Saturday
Stony Point is hosting Rockland’s next free paper shredding day tomorrow for all Rocklanders. Supervisor Jim Monaghan says you can bring three boxes of paper per car for free shredding, but they’d also like you to donate some non-perishable food…
That’s tomorrow from 8am to noon on Patriot Hills Drive by Kirkbride Hall. For more information visit RocklandGreen.com.
Rocklanders to Walk Saturday to Aid the County’s Homeless
Rocklanders will be walking tomorrow to help defeat homelessness here in the county. Anna Kobelka is the executive director of “Helping Hands of Rockland” and was a guest recently on “Faith Unscripted” with Pastor Rich. Kobelka says sometimes you could be walking past or talking to someone that doesn’t fit the homeless stereotype, but in reality, they are…
The 5K Run/Walk to benefit “Helping Hands of Rockland” is 9am tomorrow at Palisades Credit Union Park. For more information on how you can get involved with the group just visit www.RocklandHelpingHands.com or call them at 845-356-0100. “Faith Unscripted” is heard every Tuesday at 10AM here on WRCR.