Jeff Lewis

Yesterday was the deadline for healthcare workers here in New York to get their vaccination shots. Governor Kathy Hochul said people have had enough time to get vaccinated…

The Associated Press reported some New York hospitals and nursing homes began removing workers Monday for failing to meet the deadline to get a COVID-19 vaccine. It’s not clear whether the move would cause massive staff shortages around the state.

The Stony Point Ambulance Corps is mourning the loss of one of their own volunteers. Joey Zask died Saturday at the Stony Point Ambulance Headquarters where he was found unresponsive. On their Facebook page, the Stony Point Ambulance Corps said Zask was “someone who never said no and dedicated his life to helping others.” He also volunteered with the Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance Corps, who called him a “dedicated and highly motivated member.” The cause of death is not known, nor is funeral information at this time. Click here for a GoFundMe page looking to raise money for Zask’s funeral costs.

Clarkstown Police continue to investigate what happened in a fatal car accident Friday in Congers. Police say the accident occurred Friday night around 11:45 near the intersection of Lake Road and Route 9W. A car had struck a utility pole and overturned. Two men were ejected from the car, including the driver, 35 year-old Mark Savino, who was pronounced dead at the scene by Rockland Paramedics. The passenger, 41 year-old Salvador Dejesus Rojas, was taken to Westchester Medical Center. No word on his condition.

Pearl River High School’s interim principal and the district superintendent are condemning several acts of vandalism this month that have targeted the school’s “Gay Straight Trans Alliance” club’s bulletin board. The bulletin board has since been relocated to a larger space that is under video surveillance. The school is investigating who is behind the vandalism, at this time no one has been identified.

The village of South Nyack will be giving an update on the status of the dissolution of the village at tonight’s board meeting. Residents voted in December to dissolve and become part of the town of Orangetown. The meeting is being held tonight in-person at South Nyack Village Hall on South Broadway at 7:30. It’s also being live-streamed on the village’s Facebook page.