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The town of Ramapo Police Crash Investigation Unit is looking into a fatal accident late Monday night that killed a pedestrian. Police say a 32-year-old Sloatsburg man was fatally struck by a pickup truck around 11:45pm on Route 17 in Ramapo. The man was apparently hit by a 2008 Ford F150 driven by a 62-year-old Sloatsburg man. The driver remained on-scene and is cooperating with the investigation. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

MTA Investigating Fatal Train Accident in Spring Valley
The MTA Police Department is investigating an incident from late Monday night in which a person was struck and killed by a train in Spring Valley. That’s according to DailyVoice.com. The unidentified victim was reportedly on the tracks east of Dutch Lane around 9:55pm Monday night when the incident occurred. The victim was taken to a local hospital and later died there. No other details were available.

Nanuet Roofing Contractor Charged with Employee’s Death in New Square

A Nanuet roofing contractor was arrested yesterday and charged in the death of an employee last year. The Southern District of New York and the Department of Labor say 40 year-old Jose Lema, owner of ALJ Home Improvement, was charged with violating OSHA regulations, resulting in the employee’s death while working in New Square in February last year. The unidentified victim reportedly fell 30 feet off the roof of a three-story multi-family apartment building that was under construction. They say he was wearing a safety harness, but nothing else connected him to the roof. This was reportedly not the first time something like this happened. Another death occurred in 2019 in Kiamesha Lake. Since then, OSHA has investigated ALJ worksites eight times, resulting in dozens of citations and more than $2.3 million in penalties. In the New Square case, Lema faces one count of “violating OSHA residential construction fall protection standards” and if found guilty, he could spend six months in prison and be fined $250,000.

Road Resurfacing Comes to Stony Point Today, Tomorrow
Several roads in Stony Point are getting the once over today and tomorrow and may slow your ride as a result. Those roads include Blanchard Road, Willow Grove Road to Gate Hill Road, West Main Street, Wayne Avenue to Route 9W, Wayne Avenue, West Main Street to Bulsontown Road, Bulsontown Road, and Wayne Avenue to Mott Farm Road.

Jobs numbers are strong in the lower Hudson Valley. That’s according to the June figures released by the State Department of Labor. Private sector job growth was 2.1 percent. Al Samuels is the head of the Rockland Business Association, and he told “The Morning Show” Friday, for example, the number of companies located at the Hudson Valley iCampus in Pearl River continues to increase…

Rockland County Director of Economic Development and Tourism, Lucy Redzeposki, says though much of the film industry has come to a halt due to the writer’s and actor’s union strikes, local economic development activities are keeping things moving… 

The unemployment rate for the Rockland-Orange-Westchester area held steady at 2.9 percent, the lowest it’s been since 1976.

Residents of Rockland, Orange and several other counties affected by catastrophic flooding earlier this month can get federal assistance after the president approved the governor’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration over the weekend. The declaration makes critical federal assistance available to support recovery and reconstruction efforts. Last week, 99th district Assemblyman Chris Eachus, who covers Stony Point and portions of Orange County, said he pushed state and federal lawmakers to help make it happen… 

Rockland State Senator Bill Weber said he was impressed with the work that was done to get the roads open again…

If you were affected by the flooding or need help filing insurance claims, call the DFS Disaster Hotline at 1-800-339-1759.

A woman died yesterday morning after falling from the 4th floor of the Palisades Center. Clarkstown Police Detective Norm Peters said police found the woman on the first floor around 9:45 yesterday. Though they did not identify the victim, or indicate the incident was a suicide, Detective Peters reminds us there is help available from The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

The Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255 or visit their website, www.SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.  

A Spring Valley man will spend two decades in state prison for a pair of fatal shootings in the village. News 12 reports 22 year-old Jack Ramirez pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter in April. Juvenson Paul was shot before his car crashed near Prospect Gardens in January 2020. Tyriiq Seward was killed walking on Rose Avenue in May 2021.

Spring Valley Man Charged with Possessing Child Porn
A Spring Valley man posted bail after he was arrested and charged with possessing and promoting child porn. Rockland D-A Tom Walsh says the charges against 25 year-old David Barrera Crespo involve a video of a man having sex with a girl less than ten years old. He was arraigned last week, and is due back in court July 26th.

MTA to Raise Rates, but not on West-of-Hudson Travelers
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is raising fares on its subways, buses, trains, and bridges, but as announced last week, the new fares exclude the Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines for West-of-Hudson travelers. If you ride Metro-North, weekly and monthly passes will go up about 4.5%. Prices will vary depending on departure location. Changes in tolls will take effect August 6th. Fare hikes start August 20th.