In Frontier League baseball…the New York Boulders played two this weekend out of a scheduled three-game series with the Sussex County Miners at Skylands Stadium in Augusta, NJ. The Boulders lost 12-10 Friday, but won Saturday’s match-up 8-3, yesterday’s game was postponed due to the weather. The Boulders are two games out of first place in their division with 19 games left to play. The Boulders start an important four-game series tonight, weather permitting, against division rival Team Quebec at home in Pomona.
O&R Gears up for Henri
O&R has its company-wide emergency response group ready to make repairs and restore electric service in case Tropical Storm Henri hits our region, possibly early Sunday morning. O&R spokesman Mike Donovan says the storm’s path is unclear right now, but company and contractor overhead line crews and tree removal experts are standing by…
Strong winds can knock down trees and send branches onto power lines, causing customers to lose service. Do not touch or approach any downed wires. If you lose power, you can report it by going to www.oru.com/ReportOutage or call 1-877-434-4100.
Clarkstown Renames Nanuet Street for Fallen FDNY Firefighter
Clarkstown yesterday dedicated a street in memory of fallen FDNY Captain Frank Portelle of Pearl River, who died earlier this year from a September 11th-related illness. A commemorative street sign was installed by the town highway department at Park Place in Nanuet. Captain Dan Sanbrano of the FDNY was a friend of Frank’s and said he is greatly missed…
Frank started his career as a firefighter in 1996 at Engine 228 in Brooklyn and eventually became Captain of Engine 50 in the Bronx. He died March 13th this year at the age of 51.
Rockland Holds First Third-Dose Vaccination Clinic
Rockland held its first third-dose COVID vaccination clinic yesterday for those with specific medical issues. The delta variant continues to spread, so the clinic will continue to offer a third dose of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. Rockland’s Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert urged the unvaccinated to get the shot, telling the Journal News that most people who are hospitalized and who die of COVID are unvaccinated.
Movies, Latin Night Concert Come to North Rockland Today and Tomorrow
Things will be hopping in North Rockland this weekend. Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips says Bowline Park will host its annual Latin Night concert at 6pm tomorrow…
The Stony Point PAL tonight continues its Friday Night Movie series. Town Supervisor Jim Monaghan says the gates open at 7 and the movie begins at 8, and tonight’s feature is “Jumanji: The Next Level”…
The film stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Karen Gillen, Kevin Hart and Jack Black. For more information contact the Stony Point PAL at 845-786-2242 or send an email to info@stonypointpal.org.