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Two Companies Cited for Violations in Ramapo

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Two Ramapo companies are looking at multiple fire and safety code violations, one’s already been shut down by the Rockland Health Department. County Executive Ed Day says an indoor water park at the former Lifeplex complex on College Avenue violated the county’s sanitary codes…

The other business is Motty’s supermarket. Their Route 306 location burned down in February and they started doing business on College Avenue sometime thereafter. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says despite issuing multiple violations, there’s not much the town can do about the new Motty’s…

On Friday’s “Who Wants to be a Volunteer” program, co-host Justin Schwartz said Motty’s poses a danger, the town isn’t dealing harshly enough with it, and the state should come in and take over…

Motty’s is reportedly due to respond to the violations in court later this month.

South Nyack Votes Unanimously to Start Village Dissolution Process

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It didn’t take very long, but the South Nyack village board on Friday unanimously voted to support a plan to dissolve the village and become part of Orangetown…

Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says since residents voted in December to dissolve the village, things have gone smoothly…

Kenny expects to fully absorb the village sometime next spring.

Orange County Man Charged with Drunk Driving While on Duty As Park Ranger in Rockland

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An Orange County man is accused of crashing his park ranger vehicle while on duty at a Rockland County Independence Day gathering, while drunk, and with his young children in the vehicle with him. DailyVoice.com says 41 year-old Christopher Granata of New Windsor was working at the Haverstraw Bay County Park fireworks celebration July 5th when he lost control of the county John Deere “Gator” utility vehicle while his 1 and 7 year-old daughters were in the front passenger seat. He reportedly struck a parked car, all three were ejected and suffered injuries for which they were treated at the Westchester Medical Center. Results from blood tests were reportedly received last week, and Granata was charged with several DWI and other charges. He was released on his own recognizance for a future court date.

Rockland County Office for the Aging Offering Farmers’ Market Coupons for Income-Eligible Seniors in August

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The Rockland County Office for the Aging is hosting drive-by distributions of Farmers’ Market Coupons for local seniors Tuesdays and Thursdays this month. Each booklet has $20 worth of coupons towards purchasing healthy food from various local farmers’ markets. Michele Burgevin is with the Office for the Aging, and says the booklets are available for income-eligible residents…

The drive-bys will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am to noon this month, while supplies last. They are good through November 30th. The Office for the Aging is in Building B at 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona. Call 845-364-2110 for more information.

NY Boulders Notch 500th Team Win, Take Two of Three from Quebec

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In Frontier League baseball…the New York Boulders played the first-ever Frontier League game in Canada on Friday, and lost 10-8 to Team Quebec. But the Boulders stormed back on Saturday with another historical achievement, notching the team’s 500th win, beating Team Quebec 4-2 and snapping a 6-game losing streak. Game three also had historical significance…

Not sure exactly what happened there, but it seems the Boulders’ Phil Caulfield hit a ground rule double, that courtesy of the Team Quebec Radio Network. Anyway, the game was tied 6-6 after ten innings, so they went on to their first home run derby. New York’s Ray Hernandez, Tucker Nathans and Zach Kirtley out-homered Quebec, 5-1, giving the Boulders the victory. They are off today.