Rockland Officials Continue Investigation into Devastating Fire at Pearl River Shopping Center

No official cause yet in the Pearl River fire that took out three businesses in a Middletown Road shopping center Sunday night and Monday. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny spoke with people at the scene, and says some believe the fire started underneath Dollar General and Dunkin’ Donuts in the underground gun firing range known as “RISE”… Rockland Sheriff Lou Falco says local … [Read more...] about Rockland Officials Continue Investigation into Devastating Fire at Pearl River Shopping Center

The Orangetown shooting range and two other businesses that were engulfed in a fire Sunday night into Monday will be demolished next Monday. That’s according to the Journal News. The underground range, known as RISE, and the Dunkin’ Donuts and Dollar General Store above, were severely damaged. Six firefighters suffered smoke inhalation and had to be hospitalized during the … [Read more...] about Orangetown Businesses Destroyed in Sunday Night Fire to be Demolished Next Monday

COVID has taken another life here in the county. The total now stands at 1,002 since the pandemic began. Other coronavirus statistics continue to slowly creep up, there are 17 hospitalized and 841 active cases. … [Read more...] about COVID Takes Another Rockland Life

A shortage of EMT workers in the county has prompted area officials to make it easier to increase those numbers as concerns swirl over a new COVID-19 variant. In a press conference yesterday, RCC president Michael Baston said the college is launching a new EMT Training Program… Timothy Egan is the Chief Information Officer with Rockland Paramedic Services, and he said if you’re … [Read more...] about Rockland Officials See Shortage of EMT, RCC Launches New EMT Training Program