A Nanuet man has reportedly died after a large fight Saturday night at a Blauvelt restaurant. Orangetown Police are investigating the incident, in which shots were fired and two ending up at area hospitals with stab wounds. Published reports said it all happened at Oiso Restaurant on Route 303 just before 11pm Saturday night. 30 year-old Caneggio Grant was reportedly fatally stabbed during the melee. There were no other reported injuries. Anyone who may have seen what happened or has additional information is asked to call the Orangetown Police at 845-359-3700.
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Area State Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Get State-Run Vaccination Sites in Rockland and Orange Counties
Rockland still has no vaccination site of its own, despite having some of the highest COVID rates in the state in some categories. Earlier this week, several new State and FEMA mass vaccination sites opened in Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Yonkers. Rockland state senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick has introduced legislation in the Senate that would require the Department of Health to open vaccine clinics in Rockland and Orange counties where they are desperately needed…
Rockland Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski introduced the bill in the Assembly, and says it shouldn’t be so difficult for Rocklanders to get vaccinated…
Rockland and Orange are the only counties with populations over 300,000 that do not have state-run vaccination centers.
The Cuomo administration under-counted the number of COVID nursing home deaths in an official state Department of Health report last July. That’s according to The New York Times, which reported that the department indicated there were 6,200 nursing-home deaths, much less than the actual count of nearly 10,000 at the time. Cuomo, you may recall, went on to publish a book detailing how well New York handled the COVID crisis.
COVID-19 by the numbers now, here in Rockland, we lost four more to COVID, the total is 895. We’ve got 42 hospitalized confirmed with coronavirus, and 1,458 active cases. Our total case count is 39,149, that’s 194 more than Thursday.
Rockland State Lawmaker Calls on Governor to Step Down, Governor Says He Won’t Resign
An area state lawmaker has become the latest Democrat to ask the governor to step down, but the governor says he isn’t going to resign. North Rockland and Orange County state senator James Skoufis, who heads the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, says a months-long inquiry by the state Attorney General is too long to wait…
In the photo Senator Skoufis just referenced the governor appears to be holding the head of his third accuser, who claims he asked to kiss her after having just met. That was right after she removed his hands from her lower back.
The governor yesterday resurfaced for the first time in a week to hold a COVID-19 press conference. Cuomo said the mid-Hudson region and New York City have higher COVID positivity rates than the rest of the state, and he explained why…
But Cuomo did not address why, then, Rockland doesn’t have its own COVID vaccination distribution facility yet. As far as the sexual harassment allegations made against him by three women, Cuomo said he’ll fully cooperate with the independent review. He emphasized he didn’t know he was making anyone feel uncomfortable, and said kissing and hugging people when he greets them is his custom and there are probably hundreds of pictures out there to prove it. He said he is embarrassed, but urged people to wait for the report before forming an opinion.
An aide to governor Cuomo is leaving his post on the COVID-19 Task Force to return to the state Financial Services Department. It was at Gareth Rhodes’ wedding where that now infamous photo was taken.
In other COVID news, event, arts and entertainment venues can reopen at 33 percent capacity, up to 100 people indoors and 200 people outdoors starting April 2nd. Starting March 22nd, the maximum on outdoor gatherings at home goes up to 25 people, indoor gatherings remain at 10. Non-residential indoor gatherings go up to 100 people, outdoor gatherings go to 200.
COVID-19 by the numbers now, here in Rockland, the death count remains unchanged since yesterday, 891. We’ve got 36 hospitalized confirmed with coronavirus, and 1,458 active cases. Our total case count is 38,955, that’s 158 more than yesterday.
Lawmakers Move to Remove NY Gov’s COVID Powers, Rockland Assemblyman Calls on Cuomo to Resign
Democratic lawmakers in New York’s senate and assembly yesterday announced they have reached an agreement to remove Governor Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 emergency powers. The state would also return some matters under the governor’s control, such as COVID-related lockdowns, back to local officials. The move comes as Cuomo is embroiled in the nursing home deaths controversy and under fire from several women who claimed he sexually harassed them, some cases involving co-workers. Earlier Tuesday, Rockland senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, a Democrat, said it was clearly time for the governor’s emergency powers to be taken away…
Rockland Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, also a Democrat, says it’s important that the legislature and the public have greater input in the COVID public policy process…
Rockland Assemblyman Mike Lawler, a Republican, says it needs to be a full repeal of the governor’s powers…
The bill removing the governor’s powers could pass as early as Friday. They are due to expire April 30th.
Clarkstown Police Looking for Missing Nanuet Vulnerable Adult
Update 3/3/21 11:14am She has been found safe: https://www.wrcr.com/2021/03/03/missing-nanuet-woman-found-safe-in-hoboken/
The Clarkstown Police Department is asking for your help in locating a missing vulnerable adult. They’re looking for Nanuet’s 82 year-old Annie Richards, a black female, possibly in a black 2013 BUICK LACROSSE, the New York license plate is GLP-8323. If you have any information, call the Clarkstown Police Department at 845-639-5800. Click below for more details.
https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm#/missing-alert/3450