Yeshiva World News

A bear continues to wander around Airmont, occasionally stuffing his head into a garbage can looking for a tasty treat. Ramapo police don’t feel the four-legged bear poses a danger. They understand the wild animal could scare people.

Patrol officers have tried to keep the bear moving, with hopes he will disappear back into the woods or move on to New Jersey.

Experts recommend residents not feed bears and instead discourage bears by not putting garbage cans outside until just before pickup and by spraying the cans with ammonia.

Emergency personnel are currently on the scene of an overturned truck on South Mountain Road. The road has been closed between Zukor Road and Sandstone Trail. The vehicle is reportedly a dump truck. The occupant was able to self-extricate himself, and there do not appear to be any serious injuries.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)

On Friday July 18, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the Breast Center at Nyack Hospital will offer free breast exams, mammography, and if needed, pelvic exams with PAP tests for women ages 40 and over with no insurance or who are underinsured. The screening is funded by The Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen and the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Chronic Disease Control, Capital One Bank and Nyack Hospital.

To register for a free breast screening, please call:
· The Breast Center at Nyack Hospital at 845.348.8551.
· Spanish speaking assistance is available at 845.348.8582.
· Cancer Services Program of the Hudson Valley Region at 855.277.4482.

Walk-ins are welcome but registration is strongly recommended.

The Breast Center at Nyack Hospital has once again been granted a three-year/Full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation by the NAPBC is only given to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breast care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance. In addition, the Center has been designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)

It cost Rockland County over $14 million to subsidize the county’s Summit Park nursing home and hospital. County officials would like to privatize them.

County legislators were briefed on the situation Tuesday night.

The sale of the Summit facility has been going on for some time between the: Summit Acquisition Group, Centers for Specialty Care, Allure Group and Northern Services Group. Since then, Northern Services Group has filed suit against the county. Due to the litigation, it is estimated that tax subsidies are paying about $27,000 a day for the operation of the facility.

County Auditor Robert Bergman speculated on the approximate losses, saying they amounted to over $14 million last year, or about $1.2 million per month.

Finance Commissioner Steven DeGroat said on the hospital’s end, there is a loss of $39,000 a day, according to the monthly loss of $1.2 million and it is due to a drop in census revenue.

“The census numbers are dropping and as long as those census numbers drop, there’s still fixed costs in operating a hospital but the census is dropping and therefore our Medicaid payments and our revenue payments that come in are dropping substantially and that’s why the losses are continuing to go up,” DeGroat said.

Guillermo Rosa, deputy county executive, says that these lawsuits, due to the entity’s application to rabbinical court, are delaying the process of transfer which directly affects county taxpayers. “In the lawsuits that we confront right now, they are making it that much more difficult and delay the process and so we wanted to highlight to the legislature that Northern Services Group’s actions are delaying this process because we have a bidder, who is in the process of purchasing this facility but, the action by Northern Services Group, is making it that much more difficult.”

Rockland faces a total debt of more than $125 million.

(Source: MidHudsonNews)

Effective Friday June 20, 2014 The Town of Ramapo Police Department will be deploying Naloxone (Narcan) in the field with the Patrol Officers. Ramapo Police Officers have completed training on how to administer the antidote Naloxone to persons who have overdosed from heroin or other opioid prescription narcotics. The training was conducted at the Ramapo Police Department by Rockland Paramedic Services Chief Michael Murphy.

The NYS Attorney General’s Office provided funding for the Naloxone kits through seized funds from crime proceeds as a result of joint federal and state criminal investigations.

Attached is a photo of the Naloxone kit that RPD will now be using.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)

On June 17, 2014 at approximately 5:45 pm a Ramapo Police Officer on patrol came upon a one car motor vehicle accident on Hemion Way near the intersection of Cragmere Rd., in the Village of Airmont.

The Ramapo Officer observed that a 2013 Audi had collided with a tree. The investigating officer determined that the sole occupant of the car, Daniel R. Hawley, age 57 of Airmont NY had been operating the motor vehicle while intoxicated. Mr. Hawley did not sustain any injuries as a result of this accident. He was arrested at the scene and was transported to Ramapo Police Headquarters for processing. He was charged with “Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated”/More than .18% Blood Alcohol Content and “Driving While Intoxicated”. Both are misdemeanors.

He was released to the custody of a family member after posting $200 cash bail. He is scheduled to appear in the Village of Airmont Court on July 3, 2014 at 5:00 pm.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)

Nyack Hospital is hosting a career fair on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm in the Krutz Auditorium at the hospital. Employment opportunities include full time, part time and various shifts for supervisory, clinical and professional positions. For a complete list of current job opening, please visit the career section of the hospital website nyackhospital.org. Candidates who are unable to attend the Open House can submit their resume to: Human Resources, Nyack Hospital, 160 North Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960.

Nyack hospital is one of Rockland’s largest employers with over 1500 employees. It is one of only 182 hospitals nationwide to have been named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures from The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)

On June 11th, 2014, at approximately 10:55PM the Ramapo Police Department responded to the area of Hickory Road in the Hillcrest area for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival of responding officers, it was determined that an unknown suspect attempted to rob the victim of a cell phone. The suspect threatened force, removed the cell phone from the victim, and a brief struggle ensued. The suspect fled on foot. There were no reported injuries as a result of the incident.

The suspect was described as a black male in his 20′s, approximately 6’5″, 200 lbs, wearing a white shirt and kaki pants.

The Ramapo Police Department Detectives responded and were assigned the case.

If any member of the public witnessed this incident, or has any further information pertaining to the investigation, they are encouraged to contact the Ramapo Police Department Investigations Unit.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)

On June 11, just before 2 p.m., State Troopers from the Tarrytown Station responded to a report of a disabled vehicle located on the Rockland County side of the Tappan Zee Bridge.

State Police quickly arrived at the scene and observed a 35-year-old man standing outside of a vehicle near the rail.

The man was despondent and expressed a suicidal intention. Troopers talked to the man, whom agreed to go with them, and moments later he was safely secured in a patrol vehicle.

Troopers then transported him to Nyack Hospital for evaluation.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)

A 20-year-old New Jersey man died Tuesday after apparently drowning in a popular lake in Harriman State Park in New York, according to a report from The Journal News.

A state park police spokesman told the newspaper emergency responders were called to Pine Meadow Lake shortly after 6 p.m. The victim was swimming with two friends, according to the report, who said he was trying to swim the entire distance of the lake when he went under.

Pine Meadow Lake has no lifeguards and swimming is prohibited, the report said.

The victim’s identity was still not released this morning. Police in Tuxedo deferred requests for further information to the New York Palisades Interstate Park Commission, who said “no further information is available” at this time.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)