Holtec, the company charged with cleaning up the mess left behind at the former Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester, has reportedly done an about-face and agreed to cancel their plan to dump one million gallons of contaiminated wastewater into the Hudson River starting in early May. The original plan was to begin in August, but that was recently moved up. Intense pushback from local, state and federal officials, area conservation groups and residents forced the company back from their ill-conceived plan. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says Holtec mistakenly thought they could dig in their heels and do what they wanted…
Holtec had planned to dump about 45,000 gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River starting next month, months ahead of schedule, and before an alternative plan could be put into effect. Among the pressure put on the company once the plan came to light, pending state legislation to ban the discharging of radioactive waste into the Hudson River, a petition with over 400,000 signatures, and many Hudson Valley municipalities, including Rockland County, the towns of Orangetown and Stony Point, and others, passing resolutions objecting to the move.
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A South Nyack man was acquitted of murder yesterday but still faces time behind bars for gun possession. That’s according to The Journal News. 28 year-old Wendy Jean was convicted of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon by Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo in the non-jury trial. Jean’s attorney argued he acted in self-defense in the November 2020 shooting death of Gregory Dubuisson. He died from multiple gunshot wounds after a confrontation with Jean near Main and South Franklin Streets. The gun conviction could put Jean in state prison up to 15 years. He’ll be sentenced June 21st.
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New York’s budget is now two weeks late. The governor and Senate and Assembly leadership are still locked into their positions.Area State Assemblyman John McGowan represents the 97th District, and he’s hoping they can start voting on some bills for the budget early next week…
It seems bail reform and housing issues are keeping the budget from being passed. Fun fact, according to Gothamist.com, state law prevents legislators, but not the governor, from collecting their paychecks while the budget is overdue.
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The Ramapo Police Department is hosting “Coffee with a Cop” events this weekend, giving residents a chance to meet in an informal setting with those who serve and protect. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says these events, like one last fall, are great ways to learn things and get things done…
There are two “Coffee with a Cop” events this weekend, the first is tomorrow at the McDonald’s in Indian Rock Shopping Plaza in Suffern from 10AM to noon, and then on Sunday from 10AM to noon, meet them at “Hava Java” at the Town Square Mall on Route 59 in Monsey.
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The next Rockland Green paper shredding event for all area residents is being held tomorrow at Orangetown Town Hall. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says people get very excited for paper shredding days…
For more information visit RocklandGreen.com. The event runs tomorrow from 8am until noon.