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Rockland’s county executive will soon have a “comprehensive response” to the “Rockland’s Future” summit passed along party lines last week by the legislature, with Democrats voting for it. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says the summit is likely the product of election year politics…

The summit would include meetings that bring community leaders and residents together to focus on controversial issues, such as over-development, anti-Semitism and other expressions of hate, poverty, and cultural diversity. The bill’s sponsor, Orangetown legislator Nancy Low-Hogan, could not be reached for comment.

Ramapo Police say Route 59 in Suffern, also known as Orange Avenue, was closed for about two hours yesterday as police and the Suffern Volunteer Fire Department handled a brush fire. There were no reports of injuries.

The next stop for a controversial high-density housing development in Ramapo that’s been approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals is the Planning Board. The Bluefield Extension would include 15 to 20 units on about an acre off Union Road, across the street from the Bluefield complex of multiple family townhouses. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht told “The Morning Show” Friday he has no opinion of the project one way or the other…

The project’s been in the works for more than five years. The local CUPON activist group is considering taking legal action against the project. Meanwhile, Ramapo will be taking down two of the 17 homes left in the Hamlets of Ramapo, just off Torne Brook Road and Torne Valley Road. That’s according to the Journal News. The town owns the property but has been looking to sell it or maintain it as parkland.

If you’ve got a kid considering college in the near-future you might want to head out to see the more than 150 colleges and universities that will be at a Recruitment Fair being held tomorrow in Pearl River. Bill Nanry runs the show, and says fairs like these can sometimes be hectic, but tomorrow’s event gives students a chance to interact with personnel from each college in smaller spaces…

The event is being held in the Grand Ballroom of the Pearl River Hilton on Veterans Memorial Drive, across from Blue Hill Plaza, from 6 to 8PM. It is free and open to everyone.

Funeral services have been set for social worker, piano teacher and frequent “Morning Show” caller Judy Andreas, who died after a single car accident in Airmont on Thursday. Judy would call us about many topics, but what she was most concerned about was WRCR meteorologist Mark Hanok’s employment opportunities, his financial situation, and his health…

Visitation will be held tomorrow from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm at Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, located at 177 Route 59 in Suffern. A funeral service will be held there on Wednesday at 11 am. Judy is survived by her three children, Jennifer, John and Jesse, and her five grandchildren, Cassidy, Sam, Owen, Ava, and Dylan. She was 76 years old.