Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Rockland County
Rockland County Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced today that the first pool, or group, of mosquitoes to test positive this year in New York State for West Nile Virus (WNV) has been confirmed by the New York State Department of Health to be in Rockland County.
The pool of adult mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile Virus in the Town of Clarkstown. The mosquitoes were collected during the week of June 13 as part of the County’s ongoing West Nile Virus ...
PHOTOS: Yeshiva of Spring Valley's 71st Annual Dinner - An Extraordinary Event
[By Shoshana Bernstein]
Yeshiva of Spring Valley’s 71st Annual Dinner which took place on Wednesday before shavous, offered a smorgasbord of reasons to be dubbed unique. The continuous procession of cars all headed in the same direction off the Tappan Zee Bridge was a clear indication that a special event was occurring. But what exactly made the YSV Dinner so extraordinary?
Perhaps it was the incredibly vibrant energy of the evening and palpable camaraderie amongst the hundreds of ...
Black Bear Wandering Around Airmont
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 ...
ALERT: Monsey Residents Being Targeted In Scam
The Ramapo Police Department has received numerous complaints from residents about a phone scam going around the area. Potential victims get a phone call from a party claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. The party tells the person that they owe back taxes and if they don't go to the store right away and send them a Green Dot money order the local police will come and arrest them.
The Ramapo Police are asking residents not to engage these callers or meet their demands.
(YWN ...
New City: Overturned Truck On South Mountain Road
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)
TONIGHT IN MONSEY: Boulder Stadium to Unite 5000 Concerned Jews in Atzeres Tefillah For 3 Abducted Teens
“Our only agenda is creating the kind of achdus we hope will result in a miracle” explained one of the organizers for this Thursday’s Atzeres Tefila event. The one hour program which will consist of Mincha, Tehillim and Maariv and will bring together 5000 concerned Jews to pray for the safe return of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel & Eyal Yifrach—the 3 Israeli teens whose brutal abduction almost a week ago has dominated both the news and the hearts and minds of Jewish communities ...
Rockland County: Nyack Hospital Offers Free Breast & Cervical Cancer Screenings For Underinsured or Uninsured Women
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:
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Monsey: Boulder Stadium to Unite 5000 Concerned Jews in Atzeres Tefillah For 3 Abducted Teens
“Our only agenda is creating the kind of achdus we hope will result in a miracle” explained one of the organizers for this Thursday’s Atzeres Tefila event. The one hour program which will consist of Mincha, Tehillim and Maariv and will bring together 5000 concerned Jews to pray for the safe return of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel & Eyal Yifrach—the 3 Israeli teens whose brutal abduction almost a week ago has dominated both the news and the hearts and minds of Jewish communities ...
Rockland Nursing Home Continues To Cost County Millions
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 ...
Ramapo Police Department To Carry Narcan
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 ...
Airmont: Drunk Driver Crashes Into Tree; Released On $200 Bail
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 ...
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