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Another house party with young people has created a new COVID-19 cluster, this time right here in Rockland. The County Health Department is trying to contain the cluster which is believed to have started at a house party last month at a home in Clarkstown. Rockland Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert said the host was sick and spread the virus to at least eight guests, and they’ve been avoiding her contact tracers during their investigation…

County Executive Ed Day says he will not let anyone compromise the health of Rockland residents, and subpoenas are being issued to those who don’t speak with the Health Department…

Violators face fines of $2,000 a day if they don’t cooperate.

COVID-19 by the numbers now, in Rockland, we’ve got 5 in the hospital being checked out, another 5 confirmed with coronavirus. The state says we’ve got 13,602 reported cases, and the Rockland Health Department confirms 668 fatalities here in the county, no increase since yesterday.

As quickly as it was scheduled, it was cancelled. The South Nyack Village Board meeting that was announced late Monday night for early Tuesday afternoon to address the Nyack College situation was called off and now it’s been rescheduled for today. Concern has been growing in and around the village about what may or may not be in line to replace Nyack College, which shut its campus and relocated students into the city last December. No buyer has been officially revealed by the college or the village of South Nyack, where the college is located, but rumors have been swirling, much to the concern of the properties’ neighbors. The meeting is being held via teleconference at 12:30 this afternoon. There will be no open session at today’s event, but that will take place at the next regularly scheduled Board of Trustees Meeting on July 14th.

Today’s teleconference details:

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020, 12:30 pm VIA TELECONFERENCE
Dial In: 267-930-4000 Participants Access Code: 389-930-058

There’s growing concern about what may or may not be in line to replace Nyack College, which has shut its campus and moved its students into the city last December. A handful of area residents demonstrated near South Nyack Village Hall, one person photographed by the Journal News held a sign that read “Save our Schools,” and another sign read “Not Another East Ramapo.” On Friday’s “Who Wants to be a Volunteer” program, Micheal Miller of the Hillcrest CUPON said residents in the Nyack area are very nervous about what could replace the college…

No buyer has been officially revealed by the college or the village of South Nyack, where the college is located. South Nyack mayor Bonnie Christian could not be reached for comment, but the village announced late last night that there would be a special Board meeting today at 12:30. It can be accessed online or by phone. The link to the Zoom meeting and the phone number for the call in are below.

https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1480866069
Telephone: +1 (470) 869-2200 (US East)
Meeting ID: 148 086 6069

A fourth victim, a 48 year-old woman from New Square, has died of her injuries following a crash in Ramapo two weeks ago. That’s according to Ramapo Police. A Jewish News website identified the latest victim as Esther Deutsch. Other victims of the crash include 20 year-old Tzipora Deutsch, 42-year-old Robert Deutsch and 22-year-old Shlomo Birnhack, all of New Square. They were passengers in a van carrying eleven people, reportedly on their way to a wedding in the city, when it crashed into a tree at New Hempstead Road and Conway Court near the Palisades Parkway exit 11 ramp. The incident’s being handled by the Ramapo Police Crash Unit.

Last fall the Pearl River High School community was in shock after two students died when a car plunged off Route 304, crashing to the railroad tracks below near Crooked Hill Road, killing two teens and injuring the driver. Now, the driver of that car, and the driver of a second car, have been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, racing and other charges. The Journal News says Orangetown police have charged Aisha Radoncic, who was 17 at the time, and Jason Castro, of driving recklessly. Two passengers in Radoncic’s Porsche, Pearl River High School senior and football star, 17 year-old Altin Nezaj, and 15-year-old Saniha Cekic of Brooklyn, Radoncic’s cousin, were both killed in the October 13th crash. Radoncic and Castro were both arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Castro was released without bail and is due back in court in August. Radoncic was arraigned in Rockland Superior Court’s youth division and released without bail. She’s due back in court June 30th.