A Spring Valley man is charged with taking a landscaping truck on a joy ride while drunk. Ramapo police say the unidentified 21 year-old crashed into a tree on Chestnut Ridge Road early Monday. He faces several charges including DWI, grand larceny and criminal mischief. He was being held in the Rockland County Jail.
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Winter Storm Brings Ice to Area Roadways
Hopefully you didn’t venture out and get stuck on area roadways in this latest winter mess. Rockland Sheriff Lou Falco says his department’s equipped with hi-tech vehicles in case they are needed…
Thankfully, the weather will warm up considerably today so the ice won’t be an issue much longer. Meanwhile, an area storm water expert would like to see municipalities use more sand than salt and brine when treating the roads.Mike Wilson is with the Cornell Cooperative Extension and hosts the Storm Water Consortium show here on WRCR. On his most recent program, Wilson explained the brine eventually dries and becomes dust in the air, and said it’s probably not something anyone would want to be frequently inhaling…
Rockland County Executive Ed Day says the salt is just a small component of the brine, and it is necessary to delay roadway freezing and make plowing easier…
Day says the November storm that paralyzed the region was in part more difficult as state trucks did not get out ahead of the storm to put the brine down on state roadways. Of course, if you don’t have to go out, don’t. Instead, stay home and eat bread and drink milk.
Orangetown Supervisor: Bradley Corp. Park Likely up for Sale
The Bradley Industrial Park off Route 303 in the town of Orangetown is reportedly up for sale. Supervisor Chris Day says the more than 1 million-square-foot complex has been generating a good amount of interest lately…
Day anticipates a large corporate park management company will eventually purchase and rejuvenate the property.
South Nyack to Upgrade Street Lights; Host Meet & Greet Saturday
The village of South Nyack will be purchasing and upgrading around 200 street lights currently owned by O&R and rented by the village. Deputy Mayor Alain Leinbach says the village will spend around $47,000 but will save in the long run…
If you would like to discuss this or other issues with the mayor, you can do that on Saturday. Mayor Bonnie Christian will be hosting a Meet & Greet Saturday from 9:00-10:00 am at Village Hall on South Broadway in South Nyack.
“First Man” is Ramapo’s “Movie of the Month” on Friday
Friday is free movie day in the town of Ramapo, and this time it’s open to seniors from all towns, not just Ramapo. Town Communications director Phil Tisi says Friday’s matinee is “First Man”…
The film stars Claire Foy as Janet Armstrong, Corey Stoll as Buzz Aldrin, and Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. Showtime is 11 o-clock Friday morning at the Ramapo Senior Center on Route 202 in Suffern.