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North Rockland state senator James Skoufis, who heads the Investigations
and Government Operations Committee, is holding a public hearing today as part of his investigation into housing conditions and code enforcement.
The investigation is focusing on Ramapo, Albany, Mount Vernon and
Newburgh. The Former Rockland Director of Fire and Emergency Services
Gordon Wren is expected to be among those testifying today at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center. The hearing starts at 9:30 and is open to the public but oral testimony is by invitation only. The public can send written testimony to investigations@nysenate.gov

Memorial Day weekend is almost here, and there will be lots of events
throughout the county to help mark the occasion. In Clarkstown, supervisor
George Hoehmann says there’s a senior veterans memorial observance at the Street Community Center in New City on Friday morning at 11…

Over in Orangetown supervisor Chris Day says the town launched its first
veterans banner program this year, and the banners are hanging on light
poles in Sparkill, Orangeburg and Pearl River. Day says the weekend’s
events kick off Sunday at Lester Drive and Independence Avenue in
Orangeburg…

Watchfires are lit for troops who didn’t return home. They’ll be lit at
midnight May 29th and burn for 24 hours at four Rockland locations:
Bowline Point Park in Haverstraw, Eugene Levy Memorial Park in Pomona, the top of Clausland Mountain in Orangeburg, and the end of the Piermont Pier.

Now as we all know, our meteorologist Mark Hanok frequently worries about not being able to get places on time, for various reasons. That said, Steve suggested yesterday during the 6am hour of our Open House Party that Mark would make it here from Westchester before the end of the show at 10am. Here’s how that went…

But then, at 9:58, this happened …

And there you have it…meteorologist Mark Hanok officially our final
special guest at our Open House yesterday. And thanks to everyone who came out.

School budgets in Rockland all passed by wide margins. In East Ramapo
they avoided a second consecutive year with a contingency budget.

The owner of a Ramapo home where two girls nearly drowned Monday has been slapped with several violations. LoHud.com reports the owners of 2 Sydell Lane are scheduled to appear in Ramapo Town Court on June 17 to answer to the alleged violations. The pool reportedly did not have a gate.