A funeral service was held yesterday in Haverstraw for the 18-year-old Parks and Recreation aide and Ramapo High School graduate who was killed last weekend while helping create a fire line at the Jennings Creek wildfire in Sterling Forest. Governor Kathy Hochul commended Dariel Vasquez of Pomona for his bravery in protecting New Yorkers and had ordered flags around the state to be flown at half-staff, in his honor.The fires haven’t come into the Town of Ramapo, but Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says his town’s police department offered their assistance to Orange County…
Rockland County Executive Ed Day says a fire that sparked up over the weekend at Rockland Lake State Park is under investigation…
No one was injured in that blaze and the blaze was quickly contained. Rain is in the forecast and that should help out, at least somewhat.