A Spring Valley man faces a fine of $886 and nine points on his license for his involvement in a fatal crash on Route 6 that killed a Monticello man. That’s according to News 12. 24 year-old Chaim Gordon was driving in a caravan with New Square Grand Rabbi David Twersky in August 2022 when State Police said Gordon crossed a double yellow line while speeding. He struck 62-year-old Iksong Jin head on, killing him. Though he was originally ticketed for reckless driving and other charges, the reckless driving charge against Gordon was eventually dropped, having reportedly been “filed in error.” Gordon pleaded guilty to going 76 miles per hour in a 50 mile per hour zone, a hazard violation for an unsafe lane change, and a parking ticket.
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Memorial Service Today for New City Family Killed in Alleged Murder-Suicide
A memorial service is being held today for the New City technology teacher in the Bronx, and her two young sons, students at Felix Festa Middle School and Laurel Plains Elementary, who were allegedly killed at the hands of her husband. Clarkstown Police have said that Bronxville Police Sergeant, 49 year-old Watson Morgan failed to show up for his 11:30 shift the night of Friday, December 29th. Clarkstown police went to his home and found the 49 year-old Morgan appeared to have fatally shot his family, including his wife, 43 year-old Ornela Morgan, his sons, 12 year-old Gabriel and 10 year-old Liam, and then turned the gun on himself. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says it may never be known why this tragedy happened…
The service is being held this afternoon from 4 to 7pm at St. Francis of Assisi Church on Parrott Road in West Nyack. A funeral service will be held tomorrow in Worcester, Massachusetts, with burial to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for any donations to be made to Rockland’s Meals on Wheels, the 9/11 Foundation or St. Mary’s Albanian Church in Worcester.
Rain and Wind Do Little Damage Tuesday Night, Though Flooding Remains a Concern for Wednesday
Rain and wind has moved out of the area, but now flooding becomes the concern. WRCR’s Storm Center 1700 has just one school district announcement, East Ramapo was on a 2-hour delay this morning. The others were all on their regular schedule, though all had cancelled evening activities last night and some board of education meetings had to be postponed. All Rockland County Legislature committee meetings scheduled for last night have been moved to tonight, at their same times. Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny says last night’s Orangetown Town Board Reorganizational meeting has been re-scheduled for tonight at 7pm. O&R has just one power outage reported this morning in Rockland County affecting nine customers in the Orangeburg area. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says the Palisades Parkway from Exit 14 to the traffic circle is closed due to flooding, and 59 in front of Palisades Center in West Nyack is closed as well, along with some side streets but says, thankfully, no water rescues have been necessary.
WRCR’s Storm Center 1700 Has the Following School District and Other Announcements:
[UPDATED TUESDAY 5:06PM]
BOCES:
– All evening Rockland BOCES Adult Education classes are cancelled in Nyack, West Nyack and at Spring Valley High School. Additionally, all Rockland BOCES afterschool programs are cancelled today, January 9.
Clarkstown:
– All after-school programs are cancelled.
– The Felix Festa Middle School concert scheduled for today will be rescheduled.
– The daycare will operate on a normal pick-up schedule. Aftercare will be available until 5:30 PM.
East Ramapo Central School District
– All after-school programs are cancelled.
– All East Ramapo schools will be on a 2-hour delay, Wednesday 1/10, due to weather conditions.
Nanuet:
– all after-school activities, including sports, have been cancelled.
– The School Age Care Program (SAC) for Miller/Highview students and the Middle School After School Program (MAP) at Barr are cancelled.
– Tonight’s Board Meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for Tuesday, 1/16 at 8pm
North Rockland: All after-school programs are cancelled.
Nyack:
– All after-school activities including the HS AVID Parent Meeting for Nyack Public Schools are CANCELLED for this afternoon and evening.
– YMCA and JCC after-school care programs at our elementary schools are NOT canceled. However, parents/caregivers are strongly encouraged to pick up their children early and by 5pm.
– The Board of Education meeting scheduled for this evening has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 16th at 6:30pm in the Nyack High School auditorium.
Pearl River:
– All after-school and evening activities are cancelled for today. This includes this evening’s Board of Education Meeting. New date TBD.
– The YMCA Aftercare program at Franklin Avenue is still running, but families are strongly encouraged to pick up their children by 5 PM to avoid hazardous travel conditions.
Rockland Community College: All RCC campuses are closed as of 3pm. All in-person classes are cancelled. Students in remote synchronous and online classes will remain in session. Non-essential staff are not required to work remotely. Please check with your supervisor if you have questions. Please check the RCC Closings webpage for additional information: sunyrockland.edu/closings.
South Orangetown:
– All after-school and evening activities are cancelled for today.
– The YMCA Aftercare program is still running, but families are strongly encouraged to pick up their children by 5 PM to avoid hazardous travel conditions.
Suffern:
– All afterschool activities, including sports competitions, are cancelled for Suffern Central School District today, Tuesday, January 9. Select high school sports teams will still practice and be finished by 5:00 pm. No modified sports team practices will occur.
– The YMCA after-care program will still take place. Parents are encouraged to pick up their child(ren) by 5pm.
Other:
Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny says Tuesday night’s 7pm Orangetown Town Board Reorganizational meeting is being postponed until Wednesday night, January 10, 2024, at 7pm.
All Rockland County Legislature committee meetings scheduled for this evening, Tuesday, Jan. 9, have been rescheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10. Meeting times are the same. The Rockland County Legislature’s committee meetings will start at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, in the Legislature’s Chambers in the Allison-Parris County Office Building, 11 New Hempstead Road in New City. Here is the schedule: 6 p.m., Environmental; 6:15 p.m., Public Safety; 6:30 p.m., Multi-Services; 6:45 p.m., Economic Development; 7 p.m., Planning & Public Works; 7:05 p.m., Budget & Finance; 7:45 p.m., Rules.
View the meeting agendas: https://bit.ly/3RQxOzL
Rain, Winds Barreling Down on Rockland, Region Tuesday Night and Wednesday Morning
Orange and Rockland Utilities is gearing up for a nasty storm heading our way tonight and into tomorrow. O&R spokesman Mike Donovan says the company’s emergency response workforce is ready to handle damage and power outages that could result from strong gusty winds, heavy rainfall and inland flooding throughout the region starting 7pm tonight into the early morning hours tomorrow.
O&R says don’t touch or approach any downed wires, they could be energized and dangerous. Call O&R immediately at 1-877-434-4100, and call local police to divert traffic until an O&R crew arrives.