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Snow is on its way, but Rockland could be spared more than many surrounding regions, particularly a little further upstate. Orange & Rockland Utilities is ready with their emergency response workforce to repair potential damage and restore any power outages that could result from today’s snowstorm. O&R spokesman Mike Donovan says a heavy, wet snowstorm like this could pose a significant threat to electric service because of the increased risk of heavy trees, tree limbs and overhead electric lines, so company and contractor overhead line crews and tree removal experts, are standing by…

At a press conference yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul warned upstate areas, including the Mid-Hudson, the Capital, Central New York, the Mohawk Valley and North Country Regions could see up to two feet of snow, with higher elevations possibly getting three feet. Hochul said if you were scheduled to be in those areas, you’re better off not venturing out…

For us here in Rockland, the rest of the day could bring 1-3 inches of heavy, wet snow with winds gusting up to 40mph.

A Spring Valley man was killed at KJ Tile in West Haverstraw Thursday morning after he backed up the forklift he was driving into shelving that was holding pallets of tile. Haverstraw Police say 52 year-old Carlos Ramirez-Hernandez was found unresponsive on the floor surrounded by broken boxes of tile. He was pronounced dead on scene by paramedics. The incident is under investigation by Haverstraw Detectives, Rockland County Sheriff’s Department, the Haverstraw Building Department, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Town of Haverstraw Police are chasing down leads in Rockland’s first murder of 2023. Police say 33 year-old Eric Quiñones was found in the parking lot of the Manors Apartment Complex on Route 202 in Pomona with multiple gunshot wounds Sunday night. Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips says the police have a license plate number they’re chasing down, but couldn’t divulge much else about the case…

The shooting took place around 7pm Sunday night. Quiñones was pronounced dead at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. If you have information, you can contact the Haverstraw Police at 845-354-1500.

Rockland’s County Executive delivered his State of the County address last night in the Legislature’s Chambers in New City. Ed Day highlighted various accomplishments from the past year, including offering increased funding to non-profits, equipping school buses with stop-arm cameras, for the second year in a row — no property tax increases, and increased efforts in creating usable outdoor spaces in the county…

Day also pointed to other wins, including gains made by tourism efforts, and the progress made by the Office of Buildings and Codes, which has conducted more than 800 inspections, issued over 7,000 violations, and levied a quarter million dollars in fines.

Funeral services are scheduled for today for Sam Colman, a former Rockland lawmaker who passed away Monday. Colman fled Poland with his family after the Nazis invaded in 1939, making it to New York 15 years later. He was elected to the legislature in the 70s, and became chairman in ’78. He was elected to the state assembly in 1984 and served for 18 years, before becoming a Ramapo Justice until 2009. On Twitter, Congressman Mike Lawler called him a “gentleman and a wonderful representative of Rockland County.” Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht praised his “passion for justice” and dedication to protecting the rights of everyone in his court. Services today are at noon at the Community Synagogue of Monsey on West Maple Avenue. Burial will follow at Monsey Community Synagogue Cemetery on Brick Church Road. He was 90 years old.