The Rockland County District Attorney’s Office executed a search warrant at the Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona yesterday as part of an on-going investigation. The DA would not elaborate as to the purpose of the search. In a statement, County Executive Ed Day said the contract agency performs vital services and is monitored by the Rockland County Department of Health. Day pledged to cooperate fully with the DA’s investigation. Hi-Tor Board President Debbie DiBernardo could not be reached for comment.
Officials Continue to Call for NY Governor to Step Down in Wake of AG Report
New York governor Andrew Cuomo spent the day out of sight Wednesday, a day after the Attorney General released her independent investigation’s report into sexual harassment allegations against him. The parade of politicians locally and nationally on both sides of the political aisle continued to rain down, urging Cuomo to step down, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Rockland Assemblyman, Democrat Ken Zebrowski, a member of the Judiciary Committee that’s conducting the Assembly’s impeachment inquiry, says he and the other committee members are combing through the AG’s report…
The AG’s report found that Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women. An Associated Press analysis says a majority of state Assembly members would begin impeachment proceedings against the governor if he doesn’t resign. Only a simple majority of the Assembly’s 150 members is needed to start an impeachment trial.
Several District Attorneys in the state have asked for investigative materials from the Attorney General’s office for potential inquiries of their own. DAs from Manhattan, Westchester, Nassau and Albany County all say they are looking at possible criminal violations by the governor.
Cuomo sibling Chris Cuomo is taking heat of his own, for ignoring his brother’s latest scandal. The younger Cuomo hosts a political commentary program on CNN, and for the past two nights has failed to mention it, choosing to focus instead on COVID and other topics.
One-Car Crash Temporarily Shuts Roadway In Montebello
O&R had to repair a telephone pole on Mayer Drive in Ramapo after a single car crash in Montebello yesterday afternoon. Ramapo Police say the occupant of the car, which overturned due to the accident, was conscious and alert but taken to the hospital for treatment. East Mayer Drive to Victory Road had to be temporarily shut down after the accident.
Stony Point Intersection Gets Safety Makeover
A dangerous intersection in Stony Point is getting a makeover to help make it safer. The intersection of Washburns Lane and Central Highway currently has a blinking red and yellow light and turning lanes, but County Executive Ed Day says while a full traffic light isn’t needed, a restriping of the roadway is expected to calm the traffic pattern…
In addition to the new traffic pattern, the Stony Point Police Department is participating in “Speed Awareness Week” through Sunday, so watch your speed, a good idea not just this week, but every week.
NY Boulders Tackle NJ Jackals, win 5-4; Timothy Cardinal Dolan Throws Out Ceremonial First Pitch in Pomona
In Frontier League baseball…the New York Boulders and the New Jersey Jackals went at it in game two of their three-game series. Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, was on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch…
Cardinal Dolan went on to throw a one-hopper to the plate, you could call it a strike of sorts. The Boulders and Jackals then took to the field…the bases were loaded in the fourth for the Jackals, the score was tied at three. Boulders’ pitcher Ryan Muñoz was on the mound, and Jackals’ shortstop Santiago Chirino at the plate…
And that was Jacob Kronberg with the call on the Boulders Radio Network. The Boulders would go on to win 5-4. Game three is tonight at 7pm at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey.