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Become a Master Gardener with Cornell Cooperative Extension Program this September, Deadline to Apply in July

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Do you have what it takes to be the master of your garden and help others as well with their gardening issues? Rockland’s Cornell Cooperative Extension is looking for those who want to become a Master Gardener. Michael Wilson is a horticultural lab technician with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Stony Point and hosts “The Storm Water Consortium” monthly show here on WRCR. Wilson says the deadline to join the fall Master Gardener Program has been extended to July 15th…

Master Gardener Volunteers give back 100 hours of service over a two-year period, and then continue in the program as a certified Master Gardener Volunteer. Activities include teaching gardening to children, adults, educators and community groups; offering lectures and workshops at libraries and schools; creating and staffing horticultural booths at shows and fairs, and more. The class begins in September. For more information to learn how to join the program, you can call CCE’s Horticulture Resource Educator Kristen Ossmann, at 845-429-7085 x108, or click here.

One Killed in Four-Car Crash on Route 6 in Orange County

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A four-car crash led to one fatality and several others being injured in Orange County Wednesday afternoon. New York State Police say their preliminary investigation finds that around 5:30pm a 2021 Kia was traveling westbound on Route 6 and rear-ended a second vehicle that was traveling in same direction. The 2021 Kia crossed over the double yellow line, striking a third vehicle traveling eastbound on Route 6. A fourth vehicle traveling westbound was struck by the second vehicle. The unidentified passenger in the Kia was killed. The drivers of the Kia and the second and third vehicles were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation continues.

HNA Project in Palisades to Potentially Add Hundred More Townhomes Than Originally Proposed

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Delays in plans to re-develop a former conference center in Orangetown could end up making it much different than originally proposed. Plans for the 106-acre parcel sandwiched between Routes 9W and 340 in Palisades that housed the former IBM conference Center, most recently known as HNA, was originally going to feature an updated hotel and conference center, event space, a farm, and between 30 and 40 townhouses. The town board voted unanimously Friday to amend a “memorandum of understanding” giving the California-based developer, REVEIL, the chance to build nearly ten times that number of town homes. Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny says delays in the project were not their fault…

Residents spoke out at last week’s town board meeting about the project…

The first project under the plan would be the rehabilitation of the hotel on the site. A deal to sell the property years ago fell through, causing it to be shuttered during the pandemic, and it’s been rotting away ever since.

Congers Pool to Open this Weekend

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One of Clarkstown’s three pools is open for the summer, with the other two getting ready for their openings soon. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says the Germonds pool is already open…

Hoehmann says the Congers pool is opening tomorrow, and then next weekend Lake Nanuet will open to welcome guests.

Italian Heritage Night Comes to Clover Stadium in Pomona Sunday Celebrating 25th Anniversary of “The Sopranos”

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Italian Heritage Night is being celebrated at Clover Stadium in Pomona on Sunday coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of “The Sopranos” TV show. As part of the celebration, Steve Schirripa, who starred as Bobby ‘Bacala’ Baccalieri, will be hosting private VIP meet-and-greets before the game. As he recently told “The Morning Show,” there are differences between playing a cop on “Blue Bloods” with Tom Selleck as he does now, to playing a mobster on “The Sopranos…”

You can meet Steve and his dog Willy the Weenie Sunday in a private meet and greet at 2pm. The VIP experience includes a photo and autograph with Steve, a ticket to the game and a catered meal in the suite that includes sausage and peppers, meatballs and baked ziti. For more information and to score tickets to this event, click here.