Over in Ramapo, supervisor Michael Specht says the Suffern Chamber of Commerce is hosting Restaurant Week starting on Monday…
For more information visit SuffernChamber.org.
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Bill Boosts Ban on Baby Bumpers
The governor this week signed legislation that bans the sale of crib bumper pads in New York State. Rockland state senator David Carlucci says it is well-known that the bumpers aren’t safe, yet they are still marketed to parents as a nursery accessory…
The law prohibits the sale of certain non-mesh crib bumper pads and restricts their use in certain public facilities, unless a medical professional feels the bumper pad is necessary for a particular child. It goes into effect in two months.
Rockland Sheriff: Our Jail Procedures Differ from Jeffrey Epstein NYC Prison
Procedures at a federal prison in Manhattan are coming under fire following the death of the accused sex trafficker with powerful friends who reportedly took his own life over the weekend. Jeffrey Epstein reportedly tried to kill himself a few weeks ago, and apparently did so successfully while he was left alone and unwatched for several hours at the detention facility Saturday morning. Rockland County Sheriff Lou Falco says procedures at the county jail are much different…
The Hill reports the Attorney General will continue the Justice Department’s investigation into the allegations against Epstein, a registered sex offender from a 2008 conviction. He had been at the facility since July 6th.
Rockland Secures Improved Bond Rating
Good financial news for the county, another nationally-recognized statistical rating organization has given Rockland’s General Obligation Bond Rating a boost. The group “Fitch Ratings” bumped Rockland up from an “A-minus” to an “A” thanks to what it calls “the county’s improved financial resilience.” Rockland County Executive Ed Day says it’s the tenth consecutive upgrade the county has received…
The rating comes on the heels of the 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report that recently showed a positive unassigned fund balance of just over $32 million in the County’s General Fund.
Rockland Boulders Lose to Trois-Rivieres Aigles
The Rockland Boulders took on the Trois-Rivieres Aigles up in Quebec last night. They were down 3-2 in the 7th with one out, runners on first and third, and John Brontsema at the plate…
And unless you speak French you’ll have to take my word for it, that was the sound — courtesy of CanAmLeague.TV — of Brontsema grounding into an inning- and rally-ending double play. The Boulders would go on to lose the game, 10-4. The Boulders wrap-up their three-game series with the Aigles tonight at 7pm. The Boulders currently hold a 6.5 game lead for the fourth playoff spot.