The owner of a Nanuet roofing company will spend the next four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a single count of willfully violating OSHA regulations, resulting in the death of an employee two years ago. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, says 41 year-old Jose Lema was responsible when one of his employees fell off the roof of a building in New Square they were working on. Similar incidents had also happened at other worksites previously that were also being investigated. U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith McCarthy called the victim’s death “avoidable.”
NYC Comptroller Threatens Legal Action to Get Congestion Pricing Back
New York City’s comptroller and a group of legal experts and environmental advocates announced yesterday they are exploring all legal avenues, including multiple lawsuits, to get New York City’s congestion pricing plan back on track, this after New York’s Governor put it on pause last week just ahead of its June 30th implementation. Brad Lander said yesterday that Governor Kathy Hochul’s “indefinite pause” harms the city’s goals of reducing emission and improving air quality, and leaves a $15 billion hole in the MTA’s Capital Program. That was supposed to fund updates to decades-old signal technology that results in train delays.
Ramapo Police Department to Officially Get New Chief Saturday
The Ramapo Police Department is officially getting a new Chief Saturday as current chief Martin Reilly is retiring. Chief Reilly says after about four decades in uniform, he’s ready to spend more time with his family and maybe travel a bit, but that may not last long…
Reilly acknowledges, it’s hard to say goodbye…
They didn’t have to look far for his replacement, Ramapo Police Captain, Dan Hyman…
Captain Hyman served in the NYPD for two years before joining the Ramapo Police Department in the late 80s. He’ll be the ninth chief in its 93-year history.
Early Voting for Primaries Starts Saturday in Rockland
Early voting gets underway Saturday and runs through June 23rd in Rockland. There are candidates vying for positions in several races. Legislator Aron Wieder and former Spring Valley Trustee Eudson Tyson Francois are the two Democrats looking to unseat Republican John McGowan in the 97th Assembly District. McGowan himself faces a challenge for the Conservative line from Thomas Sullivan. Former Congressman Mondaire Jones faces a challenge from Anthony Frascone for the Working Families line in the race for the 17th Congressional district. Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny says it’s important to vote, but the number of days that early voting is taking up, it’s getting out of hand…
Other primary races include trustees for the villages of Sloatsburg and Piermont, and for the position of Justice in the village of Spring Valley. For details on where you can vote, the times the polls are open, and the complete list of candidates, click here, or go to VoteRockland.com.
Report: Child in Serious Condition After Hit by Minivan in New Square
A child is in serious condition after being struck by a minivan in New Square yesterday. That’s according to News 12. They say the incident occurred near Stern Street and Clinton Lane around 7:15 last night, reportedly the same intersection where an 8 year-old was struck by a school bus and killed earlier this year. The child was taken to Westchester Medical Center, and the driver reportedly remained on-scene. No other information was available.