Fire at Spring Valley Assisted Living Facility: One Fatality, Firefighter Missing, Many Hospitalized 

Fire at Spring Valley Assisted Living Facility: One Fatality, Firefighter Missing, Many Hospitalized 

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 Rocklandโ€™s 26 Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the fire, which remains active but โ€œunder controlโ€ according to Chris Kear, Rockland Countyโ€™s Fire coordinator. At least one resident died after being [โ€ฆ]

Rockland Legislature Votes to Layoff 102 Workers

Estimates have gone up and down as to how many county employees will be laid off in order to (hopefully) balance this yearโ€™s budget and begin to restore the confidence of creditors. The county legislature finally voted Tuesday 14-2 to move forward with a plan to layoff 102 workers and get rid of 45 vacant [โ€ฆ]