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Ramapo Police continue to look for the suspects responsible for a number of recent car break-ins around town. Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel says the thieves are not only targeting unlocked cars, they are busting windows and stealing stuff from inside…

If you have information or have seen suspicious activity, contact Ramapo Police Detective Fitzgerald at 845-918-4351. Click here for a security camera video.

Clarkstown Police need your help in locating a New City teen reported missing by his mother on Friday. Police say 18 year-old Peter Ereifej was last seen walking from his New City home wearing a long sleeved white shirt, black shorts and black sneakers. If you have any information, contact the Clarkstown Police department at 845-639-5800.

The last remnants of the old Tappan Zee Bridge are making their way onto barges and heading for their final homes. The governor toured the work being done Friday to lower the western portion of the span onto a barge. Governor Andrew Cuomo said removal of the western portion is among the last of the old bridge to go…

The eastern portion that had to be blown up a few months ago is being pulled up from the river floor for disposal as well. Project manager Jamey Barbas said the bolts at the center of some concern late last year are all good…

The New York attorney general’s office has been investigating whether workers had been secretly replacing broken bolts ahead of safety inspections. The governor did not address any pricing for the tolls on the new bridge or whether they would count towards commuters’ congestion pricing for travel into lower Manhattan.

The president of St. Thomas Aquinas College announced Friday she will be stepping down at the end of June next year after 25 years on the job. Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick broke the news to her colleagues in a video following the college’s 62nd commencement ceremony…

Dr. Fitzpatrick said she’s taking a one-year sabbatical and will then return to STAC to teach for a few more years. A search committee has been formed to find the college’s next president.

The Rockland County Department of Health is warning residents of various
sites in the county that could have exposed others to the measles last
Thursday or Monday, including Home Depot in Nanuet. Exposures also may
have occurred at Monsey’s Maple Pharmacy, Evergreen Kosher Market,
Rockland Kosher Supermarket, Satmar Synagogue, Congregation Ohel Yakov, and La Familia Taxi. Check below for complete details on specific times that there may have been a measles exposure.

With the confirmed measles count in Rockland now up to 224, free MMR shots are available today at the Christ Episcopal Church on Washington Avenue in Suffern from 9 am to noon. To schedule an appointment for a free MMR at the Pomona health complex, call the County Health Department at 845-364-2497. The Spring Valley Family Planning Clinic is also providing MMR vaccines to their patients. Call 845-364-2531 to schedule an appointment.

The Rockland County Department of Health is warning residents of various sites in the county that could have exposed others to the measles.

Anyone who visited the following locations or used the following taxis at these times may have been exposed to measles:

· Maple Pharmacy, located at 59 Route 59, Monsey, NY 10952, on Sunday, April 28, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with a risk of exposure until 10:00 pm
· Evergreen Kosher Market, located at 59 Route 59, Monsey, NY 10952, on Sunday, April 28, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with risk of exposure until 10:00 pm
· Rockland Kosher Supermarket, located in the Shoppers Haven Mall, 27 Orchard Street, Monsey, NY 10952, on Tuesday, April 30, Wednesday, May 1, and Thursday, May 2, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, with a risk of exposure until 9:00 pm on those days.
· Satmar Synagogue, located at 13 Monsey Blvd. Monsey, NY 10952, on Tuesday, April 30, and Wednesday, May 1, from 8:00 am to 9:30 am, with a risk of exposure until 11:30 am.
· Congregation Ohel Yakov, located at 1 Challenger Ct., Monsey, NY 10952, on Tuesday, April 30, Wednesday, May 1, and Thursday, May 2, from 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm, with a risk of exposure until 12:00 am on Friday May 3.
· Home Depot, located at 43 Hutton Ave., Nanuet, NY 10954, on Friday, May 3, from 4:00 pm to 5:45 pm, with a risk of exposure until 7:45 pm.

Taxis:
· La Familia Taxi on Thursday, May 2, from 4:40 pm to 5:00 pm with a risk of exposure until 7:00 pm.
· La Familia Taxi on Thursday, May 2, from 6:00 pm to 6:20 pm, with a risk of exposure until 8:20 pm.
· La Familia Taxi on Monday, May 6, from 8:40 am to 9:00 am, with a risk of exposure until 11:00 am.

These times reflect the period that the infected individuals were in these areas and a two-hour period after they left the areas, because the virus remains in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours. If you were present at these locations during these times, especially if you are in any of the following high-risk groups, contact your health care provider by phone right away (call before going for care):
· Pregnant
· A child under 6 months of age
· Immunocompromised or immunosuppressed (when your body can’t fight disease)
· Have not been vaccinated against the measles
· Were born before 1957 and are immunosuppressed

Click here for more details:
http://rocklandgov.com/departments/health/measles-information/