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New York DOT officials got an earful last week from an area lawmaker. Rockland State Senator David Carlucci slammed the agency for dragging their feet for nearly two years on a safety review of the state’s five thousand-plus railroad grade crossings…

Metro North’s deadliest train accident to date happened four years ago at the Valhalla Commerce Street crossing. Five were killed and 15 injured when a rush hour train collided with an SUV that was stuck on the tracks.

The Sain Building has once again failed to clear a hurdle, keeping it from being sold. Minority Leader Lon Hofstein says an opportunity to declare the building surplus last week couldn’t get out of committee and come up for a full vote in  the legislature…

He’s referring to Hi-Tor shelter’s use of the building to take care of sick cats, but of course, they didn’t pay 4.5 million dollars for its use and they don’t pay half a million in taxes annually either, as a previous buyer who pulled his offer would have done. County Executive Ed Day says he wasn’t shocked that the property didn’t make it through the committee…

The future of the Sain building has been debated for about 3 and-a-half years and was officially closed in December 2017 when the last county employees there moved out.

Published reports say a West Nyack murder suspect pleaded not guilty in court on Friday. 24 year-old Eric Ross is accused of killing the owner of a car dealership near Palisades Center following an argument. Youbens Joseph of Youbs Auto Sales was shot and killed last November. Ross remains behind bars in the Rockland County Jail. He is due back in court in two weeks.

There are now 130 confirmed cases of measles within Rockland County as well as two suspected cases. If you think you may have the measles or need the vaccine, contact your healthcare provider. For information on the measles, click here, or call the State Department of Health’s toll-free Measles Information line at 1-888-364-4837.

Stony Point is looking to make it easier for the property at Letchworth Village to be redeveloped. Stony Point supervisor Jim Monaghan says the town wants to keep the historic character of the area and the golf course…

The 25-acre site and the golf course have been targeted for a hotel, a conference center, retail and a 55-and-older community. The golf course would remain open but the town would save 1.4 million dollars in operation costs. A public hearing has been set for March 12th.