A Hillburn man has been charged with stealing funds from a local soccer organization. Ramapo Police say 35 year-old Yan Garcia was arrested Friday following a 6-month investigation and charged with Grand Larceny in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Second Degree, both felonies. He’s accused taking more than $95,000 from the Ramapo Valley Soccer Club. He was arraigned and released without bail. He’s due back in court next month.
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Rockland Reports First Case of West Nile Virus
Rockland has reported its first human case of West Nile virus this season. The county health department says a Ramapo resident over 50 years old recently tested positive for the mosquito-borne illness. The health department wants you to protect yourself from mosquito bites and check your property continuously for standing water where mosquitoes breed. While your chances of getting sick are small, those 50 and older are at the highest risk for serious illness. If you have a swimming pool or spa that is not in use, you can get Mosquito Dunks for free from the Health Department, Building D in Pomona. They’re available by appointment only, while supplies last, until October 31st. Call 845-364-3173 or send them an e-mail to arrange a pickup, or click here to learn more about the program. Click here to learn more about the West Nile virus.
Train Crashes into Truck in Clarkstown, No Injuries Reported
File this one under “It Could Have Been Much Worse.” Luckily, no one was injured after a CSX train plowed into a truck that was transporting cars on Pineview Road in West Nyack off Western Highway. Clarkstown Police Detective Norman Peters says the incident occurred Tuesday around 3:30 in the afternoon when a car hauler carrying two SUVs had completely crossed over both sets of railroad tracks…
The train did not experience any significant delays to its next destination.
Rockland County Legislature to Hold Meetings on New, Proposed Redistricted Maps
Two meetings are being held tonight by the Rockland County Legislature and the Special Committee to Redistrict the Legislature. The first meeting by the committee is expected to publicly unveil the new, suggested legislative maps that were reconfigured following the 2020 census. The second meeting by the legislature will follow the committee meeting where a public hearing will be opened on the new maps, though no public input at the meetings will be permitted. “Preserve Ramapo” member and former Congressional candidate Mike Parietti says the new maps were improperly redrawn…
The first meeting gets underway tonight at 6:30 in the Legislature’s Chambers on New Hempstead Road in New City, and will also be streaming on the Legislature’s YouTube channel. To see the maps, click here (they start on page 15 – click on “Oct 19 agenda”). You can submit comments by email, mail or in-person at the New City Legislature office.
To submit comments, send an email to: legclerk@co.rockland.ny.us, or send your comments by regular mail, or drop them off at the Legislature’s office in New City during regular business hours.
Rockland County Legislature
11 New Hempstead Road
New City, NY 10956
Rockland and Spring Valley Apartment Owners Settle Court Case
Rockland County and the owners of a Spring Valley apartment complex have come to an agreement after the owners were slapped with several violations. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says the owners of Country Village Towers, on Kennedy Drive near Spring Valley High School, were fined $25,000 by the Rockland Office of Buildings and Codes and they agreed to fix the violations…
The building’s owners had taken Rockland to court challenging the process the OBC uses to prosecute fire and building code violations and come up with the fines. Day says all violations are expected to be fixed by October 30th. People who have issues with building and code violations in Spring Valley can call the OBC at 845-364-3700.