Last Friday afternoon the Spring Valley Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the vicinity of 34 Monsey Blvd. Upon arrival, officers located two men suffering from gunshot wounds and rushed both of them to Westchester Medical Center. Shortly after arrival, one of the victims, a 17-year-old man, succumbed to his injuries. The […]
Frankly, we weren’t that surprised. After a week of polling, the readers of the Rockland County Times have made it abundantly clear that they want the name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge to be changed back to the Tappan Zee Bridge. Only 3.8 percent of our 1,137 participants disagreed. In light of the Governor’s […]
On Friday afternoon, nearly every elected official that represents the Village of Spring Valley assembled at the village hall to honor a fallen hero. From the trustees to the congressman, Spring Valley’s public servants all came to commemorate the heroic sacrifice of Jared Lloyd, a 16 year veteran of Colombian Engine Co #1, who served […]
Jared Lloyd’s son turned six yesterday. Hundreds of first responders from Rockland County, Orange County, and New Jersey drove by his house to wish him a happy birthday. Lloyd died Tuesday morning as he helped save over 100 lives in a major fire at the Evergreen Adult Home in Spring Valley. Over 150 pieces of […]
At 10:30 this morning Rockland County Fire Coordinator Chris Kear and County Executive Ed Day officially confirmed that Rockland County has lost one of its heroes. Jared Lloyd, a 15-year veteran of the Spring Valley Fire Department, was among the very first responders to the inferno sparked at 12:52 AM on Tuesday. Lloyd and his […]
By: Joe Kuhn and Jennifer Korn The Evergreen Court Adult Home in Spring Valley burst into flames last night at around 1 a.m. 23 of Rockland’s 26 Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the fire, which remains active but “under control” according to Chris Kear, Rockland County’s Fire coordinator. At least one resident died after being […]