A blood drive is being held tomorrow from 8 am to 5 pm in Pomona. Blood collections are traditionally down during the summer months, creating the need for more donations. The drive is being held in Building A at the Robert Yeager Health Center. As a bonus, donors will get a $5 Target gift card. Click here for more information and to register.
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Ramapo’s Challenger Center’s “SciGirls” Lead Live Chat with International Space Station
Kids in the Ramapo Challenger Center’s “SciGirls in Space” program got to speak with an astronaut who was high above the earth aboard the International Space Station yesterday. SciGirl Megan asked NASA astronaut Christina Koch what it might be like to be among the first women to go to the moon…
Members of the program are sixth- through ninth-graders from Rockland County and Montvale. The program encourages girls to get involved with science, technology, engineering, and math.
Search for Missing Monsey Man to Resume this Morning
A Monsey man reportedly went missing yesterday after jumping into Greenwood Lake in Orange County to try to save his son. Published reports said the boy apparently fell out of a boat, and the father went in after him. The son was fine, and the family brought to shore, but there was no sign of the father. New York State Police, the Coast Guard, drones and other emergency services responded, but the search was called off last night due to severe storm activity. The search is expected to resume this morning.
HUD Withholding $93K from Rockland for Fair Housing Assistance Program Violations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in New York has suspended paying the Rockland Commission on Human Rights $93,000 for investigations into unfair and discriminatory housing practices, claiming violations of the Fair Housing Assistance Program’s requirements. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says it’s a personnel issue, and he expects the matter to be rectified…
If the county can’t meet guidelines next time around, HUD could recommend Rockland be removed from the reimbursement program. Day says residents can continue to file complaints with the agency as necessary.
Public Hearing for Northeast Strategic Plan Being Held in Ramapo Tonight
The town of Ramapo is holding a public hearing for its Northeast Strategic Plan tonight. Supervisor Michael Specht says the plan covers housing, business, parkland and other public works for northeast Ramapo, including the unincorporated portion of town, east of Pomona and New Hempstead, north of New Hempstead and New Square, south of Haverstraw, and west of Clarkstown…
The meeting is being held at 7:00pm tonight at Ramapo town hall.