BY MICHAEL RICONDA Nyack – In the wake of the gas line explosion at Nyack College last week and the revelation that it might have been the result of an excavation, many have questioned how such accidents can be foreseen in the future. However, Dig Safely NY, a not-for-profit set up in accordance with New […]
At about 9:30 p.m. on Monday, June 10 Otha ‘Lee” Williams, 20, of the Bronx, NY was picked up by Ramapo detectives at the 48th pct NYPD, where he had turned himself in. Williams is charged with menacing 2nd charges,related to his actions on June 9 on Hickory Street. Williams is being processed in Ramapo. […]
At least three rounds of potentially heavy rain are in our forecast through Friday A widespread 1 to 1.75 inches of rain is forecast north of an approaching warm front through Tuesday. Minor urban flooding is likely across low lying and poor drainage areas. Isolated flooding of small streams and rivers is possible. A Flood […]
O&R PRESS RELEASE As part of its investigation into Monday’s explosion at Nyack College, O&R used an industrial vacuum truck to uncover a section of gas service pipe from an area that appeared to have been recently excavated. A visual examination of the service pipe revealed damage consistent with the pipe being struck and pulled […]
BY MARIA BROWNSELL There were four different special presentations on Tuesday, June 4th’s Clarkstown Town Board meeting. Sergent LaFasciano presented his Clarkstown Youth Academy Graduates. The program has graduated over 100 students in the years it has been around, with many of the students later entering the law enforcement field. The students were called up […]
String of gas explosions shake up Rockland BY MICHAEL RICONDA Rockland keeps exploding and O&R says each incident is unrelated. A probable natural gas explosion in one of Nyack College’s buildings late on the morning of June 4 injured eight people and required a response from emergency personnel and extensive work by Orange & Rockland […]