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Slain Rockland Man's Family Repays Suffern Chief's Act Of Kindness SUFFERN, N.Y. -- The grieving family of a Rockland native killed in the Orlando nightclub massacre, which was helped in its time of need by Suffern police Chief Clarke Osborn, returned the favor Friday, according to a report by lohud.com. Shane Tomlinson, 33, grew up in Ramapo but moved to North Carolina while he was still in high school, according to multiple media reports. His aunt and uncle, Regina and Stan Tomlinson, were friends of Osborn’s and he helped connect them to a charity that paid for the couple’s expenses when they traveled to Florida for their nephew’s funeral, the lohud.com…

by Carol Reif

07/09/2016

Police & Fire

Clarkstown Officers Pay Tribute To Comrades Slain In Dallas CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The shock wave felt across the nation at the slaying of five police officers in Dallas has reached the Hudson Valley. In a tribute to their fallen brothers in blue, members of the Clarkstown police department saluted Friday as flags were lowered to half-staff at their headquarters on Maple Avenue. "Our thoughts and prayers are with them all," said a post on the police department's Facebook page. In what multiple media reports are calling the deadliest day for law enforcement since 9/11, a lone sniper shot 12 officers, killing five of them, at a protest against…

by Carol Reif

07/09/2016

Business

$2.38M In Federal Grants Go To Rockland Communities, Organizations NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Dozens of municipalities, nonprofit groups and community organizations will be sharing more than $2 million in federal grants, Rockland County officials announced Thursday. County Executive Ed Day and Rockland’s new commissioner of human rights, Penny Jennings, said that the money is coming from Community Development Block Grant and the Emergency Solutions Grant programs. Both programs are administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. "These grants will improve our roads, strengthen our neighborhoods and help our youngest and oldest residents,"…

by Carol Reif

07/09/2016

News

Trumbull Parents Reminded To Keep Tots In Swim Diapers After Pool Mishaps TRUMBULL, Conn. – Despite signs warning parents to keep their little ones in swim diapers, the occasional “accident” still happens at the town’s public pools, according to a report by The Trumbull Times. And when potty mishaps occur, such as the one at the pool in the Robert G. Beach Memorial Park in late June, by law swimmers have to be sidelined while the filtration system runs through a full cycle, The Trumbull Times reported. There are many brands of poop-proof swim gear for kids, including: Huggies' "Little Swimmers" and Pampers' "Splashers." Swim diapers are sold …

by Carol Reif

07/09/2016

Police & Fire

Police Warn Motorists About Broken Traffic Light In Pearl River ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- A traffic light at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Drive and Blue Hill Road in Pearl River is out of commission, Orangetown police said Friday. The light may be down for several days and police were asking motorists to avoid the intersection and to be prepared for traffic delays. To sign up for traffic alerts, click here.

by Carol Reif

07/08/2016

Politics

Brookfield's Insurance To Cover GOP Officials Targeted In Rights Suit BROOKFIELD, CONN. -- Legal bills amassed by several Republican Party officials in Brookfield will be paid for by the town’s insurance company, according to multiple media reports. The Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency, a taxpayer-funded liability insurance program, has agreed to cover former registrar of voters Tom Dunkerton, town Selectman Marty Flynn, former town GOP Chairman Matt Grimes and former Vice Chairman George Walker, The Danbury News-Times and wlad.com reported. The four men had been targeted in a $1 million federal lawsuit brought by Jane Miller after she was ousted…

by Carol Reif

07/08/2016

Police & Fire

Driver Escapes Injury After Rolling Car In Redding REDDING, Conn. -- A driver escaped injury after he rolled his car on Simpaug Turnpike in Redding last week, according to a report by the Redding Pilot. The 32-year-old Ridgefield resident told police that he had tried to pick up something that had dropped on the floor of his 2005 Subaru when he lost control, the Redding Pilot reported. He was given warnings for distracted driving and failure to stay in his lane, the Redding Pilot story said. To read the Redding Pilot story, click here.

by Carol Reif

07/08/2016

Real Estate

Cortlandt Stops The 'Buzz,' Buys $2.75 Million Site For Recreation Use CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- In what Supervisor Linda Puglisi has called “a home run for everybody,” Cortlandt is now the owner of a 100-acre parcel in Verplanck. The Town Board voted in 2014 to purchase the land from Con Edison for $2.74 million in a bid to thwart a proposed electric converter station. It officially closed on the land on June 30. "This is an exciting day for our residents," Puglisi said in a press release. West Point Partners had planned to build a 50-foot-high facility that would have, according to the town, emitted a loud, buzzing sound 24/7. This would have affected …

by Carol Reif

07/08/2016

News

Old Yonkers Movie Theater Faces Final Curtain YONKERS, N.Y. -- It looks like the final, final curtain may be dropping on a former movie theater in Yonkers, according to a report by lohud.com The owners of the old Kimball Theatre are seeking the city’s approval to tear down the 1937 structure, and other buildings on Yonkers Avenue, to make way for a transportation-oriented development, lohud.com reported. According to cinematreasures.org, the former 700-seat theater opened on March 12, 1937 and was once owned by the late Samuel M. Rubin, an entrepreneur who has been credited with bringing the now-ubiquitous popcorn to New York City thea…

by Carol Reif

07/08/2016

Lifestyle

Suffern Farmers' Market Adds New Food, Craft Vendors SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Suffern’s Farmers' Market, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, has added several new food and craft vendors to its lineup. They are: North Country Retreat (grass-fed beef and chicken). Damn Good Honey (honey and organic produce). Ferrari Beer Co. (craft beer). Chet’s Scents (soy candles). Homemade Sugar Scrubs (all-natural body scrubs). Also selling goodies and other things at the market are: Do Re Me Farms (fresh local produce). Meredith's Bread (baked goods including gluten free items). Bishop Farms (beef, chicken, pork, lamb + prepared foods). Woodside Blue P…

by Carol Reif

07/08/2016

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