New City, NY
News
COVID-19: Town Supervisor In Rockland Tests Positive COVID-19: Town Supervisor In Rockland Tests Positive
Covid-19: Town Supervisor In Rockland Tests Positive As the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases explode across Rockland County, Ramapo Town Supervisor Michael Specht has revealed he is recovering from the virus after a two-week battle. Specht, who often disagrees with County Executive Ed Day over how the outbreak is being handled, reportedly became ill a couple of weeks ago and has been self-quarantined at home, he said during an interview on “The Morning Show with Steve and Jeff” on WRCR AM. The 55-year-old supervisor said that after he began running a fever he was tested for COVID-19 at Good Samaritan Hospital, and received a posit…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
COVID-19: Day Calls For Containment Zone, Temporary Hospital In Rockland COVID-19: Day Calls For Containment Zone, Temporary Hospital In Rockland
Covid-19: Day Calls For Containment Zone, Temporary Hospital In Rockland Click here for an updated story: COVID-19 - Rockland County Exec Fires Back After Cuomo Says No One Asked For Containment Zone As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) skyrocket in Rockland County to 3,757 with 42 deaths, County Executive Ed Day is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to establish a containment zone for Ramapo. The hardest-hit area includes two towns within Ramapo which are the main area Day has requested for the containment zone.  The containment zone would include Spring Valley and Monsey from  Grandview Avenue, Route 45, College Road and the New York…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
COVID-19: Rockland County Releases Map Of Cases By Town As Death Toll Reaches 18 In County COVID-19: Rockland County Releases Map Of Cases By Town As Death Toll Reaches 18 In County
Covid-19: Rockland County Releases Map Of Cases By Town As Death Toll Reaches 18 In County As the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths continues to escalate in Rockland County, officials are pleading with residents to stay home at the same time as providing a map to track cases. "Lives are hanging in the balance," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. "Stay home." As of Monday afternoon, March 30, there have been 18 reported deaths, said Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert. Most of the deaths included residents over the age of 60, many with pre-existing conditions, Ruppert said. The map has differing numbers from the state total…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
News
Store ID'd For Possible COVID-19 Exposure In Rockland Store ID'd For Possible COVID-19 Exposure In Rockland
Store ID'd For Possible Covid-19 Exposure In Rockland With Rockland County now reporting nine positive cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19), a site for possible exposure has been released. The site is the Prince & Princess children’s clothing store at 421 Route 59, Suite 5 in Monsey with the potential exposure occurring from Tuesday, March 10 through Thursday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced. Those who were in the store during that time must quarantine must continue until Thursday, March 26, the county said.…

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by Joe Lombardi
New City, NY
News
Six Rockland COVID-19 Cases Cause Order For Hundreds To Self-Quarantine Six Rockland COVID-19 Cases Cause Order For Hundreds To Self-Quarantine
Six Rockland Covid-19 Cases Cause Order For Hundreds To Self-Quarantine As the number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus in Rockland County reaches six, the county's health department is announcing hundreds will need to self-quarantine. All six of the cases are within the town of Ramapo, said Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert. Three of the cases are students from the East Ramapo Central School District who attended Hempstead Elementary, Pomona Middle School and Ramapo High School. The three schools will be closed through March 21 and anyone who spent time in any of the three schools on or afte…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Man Wanted On Assault Charge In Rockland Seen Him? Man Wanted On Assault Charge In Rockland
Seen Him? Man Wanted On Assault Charge In Rockland Have you seen him? An alert has been issued by police investigators in Rockland County as they attempt to locate a wanted suspect implicated in an alleged assault in Ramapo. The Ramapo Police Department released a photo of Jose G. Palma, 26, who was arrested and charged with third-degree assault dating back to a previous incident in Rockland. Palma later failed to appear in court to respond to the assault charge, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Anyone with information regarding Palma’s whereabouts has been asked to contact investigators at the Ramapo Police Department by calling …

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area
Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area A man was charged with alleged DWI following a fiery car crash in Rockland County. The incident took place around 2:43 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, in the area of Route 45 and Pomona Road in Ramapo, said the Rampo Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found a vehicle had struck a utility pole and then burst into flames, police said. The man was able to get out of the vehicle before the police arrived. First responders douse the flames.Ramapo Police Department Officers found the man was allegedly intoxicated and arrested before he was transported to Nyack Hospital for non-life thre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
News
Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center
Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center One man and two juveniles, including a girl, have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a man in Rockland County. Traique Wilson, 23, of Spring Valley, along with two 17-year-old juveniles were arrested on Thursday, Feb. 27 by Spring Valley Police following that shooting that took place around 2 p.m. near the Transportation Center, said Officer Matthew Galli. According to Galli, police responded to 1 Municipal Place in Spring Valley for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene they found a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The man was transp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lewisboro, NY
Politics
22-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Running For State Senate 22-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Running For State Senate
22-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Running For State Senate An upstart 22-year-old from the area announced his intention to run for the New York State Senate. Rockland resident Matthew Weinberg, a Republican, is the latest candidacy to throw his hat into the ring for the New York State Senate District 38 seat that has been held by Democratic Sen. David Carlucci since 2010. Carlucci will be challenging for the retiring Nita Lowey’s seat in New York’s 17th congressional district.  In a statement, Weinberg, of Suffern, cited "disunity within his district, depressed property values due to some of the highest property and school taxes in the nation,…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
Serial Burglar Of Religious Schools Caught For Second Time, Police Say Serial Burglar Of Religious Schools Caught For Second Time, Police Say
Serial Burglar Of Religious Schools Caught For Second Time, Police Say A man who was charged for burglarizing numerous religious schools in Rockland County and released on the same day due to bail reform has been arrested again. Ramapo Police first arrested the 34-year-old homeless man on Jan. 10, following an exhaustive search for the person behind the religious school burglaries throughout the Town of Ramapo. On the same day that the man was released, the burglaries began again and over the next month numerous other religious schools were burglarized, police said. The department's investigative division worked to identify and search for this same suspect no…

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by Kathy Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Two Charged With DWI In Separate Rockland Crashes Two Charged With DWI In Separate Rockland Crashes
Two Charged With DWI In Separate Rockland Crashes Police arrested two people for allegedly driving drunk following separate crashes.  The first person was arrested around 12:55 a.m., Monday, Jan. 3, when officers in Rockland responded to the area of 144 Rockland Lane in the Hillcrest section of the Town of Ramapo for a vehicle crash with injuries.  When officers arrived on the scene, they arrested a 35-year-old Hillcrest man for DWI. After processing, the man was released without bail.  No one was injured during the incident. The second arrest came around 6:45 p.m. when officers responded to the area of Danville Road …

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Passenger Suffers Injuries After Drunk Driver Flees Scene Of Rockland Crash, Police Say Passenger Suffers Injuries After Drunk Driver Flees Scene Of Rockland Crash, Police Say
Passenger Suffers Injuries After Drunk Driver Flees Scene Of Rockland Crash, Police Say A man driving drunk who fled the scene of a crash was located along with an injured passenger, police say. It happened just after midnight on Sunday, Jan. 18 in Ramapo. Police say when officers arrived at the scene of the one-car crash on East Eckerson Road, the driver, a 33-year-old Spring Valley man, had fled the scene. They located him at a home on Northbrook Road in Hillcrest, where he was arrested for DWI. A passenger was also found at the home and was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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by Joe Lombardi