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.
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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.
Report: Verizon’s FiOS1News to End Mid-November
Verizon cable customers could be without FiOS1News come mid-November. The Journal News reports the tele-communications giant will close down its local news operation and 150 people could lose their jobs. No word yet on what, if anything, might replace FiOS1News when it goes off the air.
Lamont-Doherty Observatory: Lower Air Pollution Levels Saves Thousands of Lives
Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012. That’s according to a new study from the Columbia University’s Palisades-based Lamont-Doherty Observatory’s atmospheric chemistry research group. They found fine particulate matter air pollution, or “PM2.5,” was responsible for 8,410 premature deaths in 2002, but that dropped to 2,750 deaths just ten years later. Xiaomeng Jin, the Lamont researcher who led the study, says the numbers for Rockland County are even better than the state average
The study suggests several factors have helped clear the air, including cleaner vehicles, and the reduction of high sulfur dioxide-emitting coal-burning power plants.