The Ramapo Police Department is looking for people who may have fallen victim to a man claiming to be a cab driver and exchanging phony $100 bills for change. Police say they saw several counterfeit $100 bills in his car. He would reportedly approach people and ask for change of a hundred. The Ramapo Police Detective Bureau is asking anyone who may have been a victim to contact them at 845-357-2400.
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Area Lawmaker: NY Needs to be More Business-Friendly
New York State needs to be more business-friendly. That’s according to local lawmaker who wants to make New York as appealing as other states. Stony Point and Orange County Assemblyman Colin Schmitt says there are too many regulations and rules here stifling business growth…
Naomi Streicher of Realty Teams, who does the “Realty Talk” segment every Monday here on WRCR, says besides the laws, rents are killing small businesses…
The head of the NY Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business told the Albany Business Journal that the state’s new budget does help small business with its property tax cap, and they were also helped when other proposals such as a prevailing wage mandate and an expansion of the bottle deposit bill were dropped during budget negotiations.
Rockland’s Measles State of Emergency Struck Down by Judge; County Executive to Meet with Team to Determine Next Move
A judge Friday struck down Rockland’s March 27th ban on unvaccinated children in public places. Supreme Court Justice Rolf Thorsen ruled the number of measles cases in the county, which at last count was up to 167, did not meet the legal requirement for an emergency order. Rockland County Executive Ed Day said in a statement over the weekend that he and his executive team will be meeting today with legal and health professionals to possibly find new strategies to address the outbreak. Meanwhile, Nyack Montefiore Hospital has contacted 42 people who were exposed to measles at the hospital, including 11 children, four pregnant women and 20 people with unknown vaccination status.
Fire in Nyack Sunday Displaces Three
A fire in Nyack yesterday forced three people from their home, damaged to the point that it is uninhabitable. Officials tell News 12 the fire started on the ground floor and spread to the upper floors of the Cedar Hill Avenue home around 3 Sunday afternoon. The three were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Friends of the family have launched a GoFundMe page for them.
Shaping the Future of Letchworth Village in Stony Point
The head of a North Rockland environmental group wants to make sure future development at the Letchworth Village site in Stony Point does right by the environment. Stony Point supervisor Jim Monaghan says they are taking their time with the development project, but changing zoning on the site could make it easier for development to take place, which for years has been hard to come by…
George Potanovic is the president of the Stony Point Action Committee for the Environment, and says residents deserve a more methodical process that provides more detailed information…
The public hearing will continue at the next town board meeting tomorrow night at 7:00.