The director of the adult home at the center of the fatal fire in March that killed a Spring Valley volunteer firefighter and a resident has turned herself in to Rockland County District Attorney’s Office investigators. The Journal News reports 61 year-old Denise Kerr of Brooklyn faces a single charge of second-degree reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. She pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance and is due back in court October 12th. 35 year-old Jared Lloyd and a 79 year-old resident of the Evergreen Court Home for Adults were killed during the March 23rd blaze. Five others have been charged in the incident, and the investigation remains active.
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GoFundMe Page Set up for Spring Valley Teen Killed in Car Crash on Thruway
A GoFundMe page has been set up for a Spring Valley teen, a recent graduate from Spring Valley High School and standout football player, killed Sunday morning on the New York State Thruway in a car crash. 19 year-old Rashid Hopson was pronounced dead at the scene by the Medical Examiner after the car in which he was a back seat passenger struck another car on I-87 northbound. The Journal News says a candlelight vigil honoring Hopson is being held tonight at 7:30 p.m. on the Spring Valley football field. 18 year-old Ashawn Duncan, a teammate of Hopson’s, was reportedly recovering from his injuries in the intensive care unit at Nyack Hospital. You can find the GoFundMe page in this news article on our website.
Assembly Stops Investigation of Governor, Rockland State Lawmakers Call “Foul”
New York’s governor won’t be impeached by the state Assembly after all…the investigation was stopped Friday by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. The speaker said there were concerns over constitutional issues in addition to the investigations by law enforcement. Stony Point and Orange County assemblyman Colin Schmitt says the decision reeks of politics at its worst…
Rockland Assemblyman Mike Lawler calls the decision a disgrace…
Heastie said no deal was made with Cuomo regarding the investigation. Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul takes over August 24th and she’s already indicated she plans to run for the office in 2022.
Assembly Considering Various Courses of Action Involving NY’s Governor
Though New York governor Andrew Cuomo gave his two weeks’ notice, the Assembly is still considering what to do with the investigations they’ve already started. Rockland Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, also a member of the Assembly’s Judiciary Committee charged with figuring out when or if to proceed with impeachment proceedings and investigations involving the governor, says the committee is meeting next on Monday to discuss how to proceed…
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul takes over August 24th and she’s already indicated she plans to run for the office in 2022.
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul: I’m Ready to Lead the State Now
She’s been a member of Congress, the Hamburg Town Board, county clerk of Erie County, where she served alongside former Rockland County clerk Paul Piperato in the state County Clerks’ Association. Now she’s on the biggest stage of her life, thus far. New York’s Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul introduced herself to the world yesterday afternoon. The Buffalo-born Hochul will be taking over as governor on August 24th, the first female governor in the state, following Andrew Cuomo’s resignation Tuesday…
Callers to the Morning Show yesterday were glad to see Cuomo leave office…
And leaving office isn’t good enough, there are many that want to see the name “Tappan Zee” emblazoned on the new bridge that crosses the Hudson between Nyack and Tarrytown. Rockland assemblyman Mike Lawler has already introduced legislation that would do that…
Technically, the new bridge was never named “Tappan Zee,” but most folks have been eager to see the new bridge carry the name that the old bridge did.