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Strides Pharma Purchases Endo Plant in Chestnut Ridge

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A new pharmaceutical company is taking over where Endo and Par pharma left off here in Rockland. Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday that Strides Pharma of India, which has operations in Florida and New Jersey, is opening and expanding a manufacturing and marketing facility on Ram Ridge Road in Chestnut Ridge. Rockland state senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick says Rockland can be the center of a booming bio-tech industry…

Rockland assemblyman Mike Lawler says there’s more Rockland and New York should do to make the area even stronger…

The 200,000-square-foot facility will house more than 250 jobs. The company focuses primarily on niche, low-volume modified releases, soft-gel capsules, topicals and liquids.

Suffern High School Mourns Loss of Former Student Who Died in Charity Contest Earlier This Month

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Suffern High School is yet again mourning the loss of one of their own. A former Suffern student reportedly died last week after choking during a charity eating contest in Massachusetts. 20 year-old Madelyn Nicpon was a junior at Tufts University and died at Massachusetts General Hospital on October 17th. Around 3,000 students, faculty and staff held a candlelight vigil on campus that night in her honor. Nicpon played lacrosse, field hockey, and indoor track for Suffern High and was a member of the National Honor Society. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the Nicpon family cover funeral expenses. 16 year-old Jacqueline Zangrilli was killed in a car accident in April, and senior football standout Steven Sanon died unexpectedly in February.

Rockland’s Congressman Urges “Yes” Votes on Three Election Day Ballot Proposals

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Rockland’s Congressman is among a group of area federal lawmakers who are urging New Yorkers to vote “Yes” on three of the five proposals that are on the ballot here in New York this Election Day. The first three initiatives they’re concerned about focus on reforming the redistricting process, the elimination of voter registration deadlines, and the accessibility of absentee ballots. Congressman Mondaire Jones says 19 states have passed new laws making it harder for their residents to vote, and that, he says, must change…

And that audio comes from the House Judiciary hearing last week. The three ballot initiatives are on the back of the ballot. Election Day is Tuesday, but regardless of the town you live in, you can vote early at any Rockland town hall, except Stony Point.

Brinks Getaway Driver David Gilbert Granted Parole

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Brinks Heist getaway driver, former Weather Underground member, David Gilbert, less than a week after the 40th anniversary of the robbery at the old Nanuet Mall, just a little more than half-way through his 75 years-to-life sentence, has been granted parole. Gilbert had been granted clemency by disgraced New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in August before he resigned. South Nyack Police Chief Daniel Wilson, who also is president of the Police Chiefs Association of Rockland County, called the move “disgraceful.”

Rockland County Executive Ed Day called the ruling “a cruel and unjust slap in the face to the families of Sergeant Edward O’Grady, Officer Waverly ‘Chipper’ Brown and Brinks guard Peter Paige as well as the people of Rockland County.”…

Rockland Assemblyman Mike Lawler called on the entire Parole Board to immediately resign…

The now 76 year-old Gilbert got support from various groups, including “The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign.” They applauded the parole board’s decision, saying Gilbert will undoubtedly be an asset to his community and poses no risk to public safety. He’s not a free man just yet, but he is expected to be released sometime before November 30th.

Power Knocked out to Thousands in O&R Area, Most Restored

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Just a handful of O&R customers in Rockland remain without power this morning as rain continued to pummel the area off and on most of the day yesterday and into this morning. O&R spokesperson Sophia Salis says crews worked through the night to repair damage caused by the storms…

Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann early Tuesday said there was some trouble on the eastern side of Rockland Lake…

Their power has since been restored. And just a reminder, O&R urges you to stay away from downed electric wires. If you see any, contact O&R immediately at 1-877-434-4100.