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Zachary Croce

Community Editor

zcroce@dailyvoice.com

Zac Croce is a Community Editor in Rockland County. He was born and raised in Suffern and graduated from the University of Delaware. Before joining the Daily Voice, Zac worked as a reporter for a weekly newspaper in Bergen County, N.J. where he covered the towns of Lyndhurst and North Arlington.

Zac was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Zachary Croce's Contributions

Lifestyle

Harriman Outdoor Center Has What Everyone Needs To Enjoy Nature HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. - The Harriman Outdoor Center opened earlier this year in the summer, offering visitors the chance to experience the outdoors to varying levels. The center is nestled on the northeastern end of Breakneck Pond, a little over a mile drive down a windy road off Seven Lakes Drive. In the video above, Director of Lodging Operations Vinnie Spiotti discusses HOC, what it offers, the improvements they made, and what visitors can expect. Part of the Appalachian Mountain Club's network of outdoor centers and lodges, the center is open to the public and offers waterfront access to …

by Zachary Croce

01/09/2017

Politics

Voice Of Clarkstown: Supervisor, Residents Connect In Tele-Town Hall NEW CITY, N.Y. - The supervisor's office on Maple Avenue felt more like a WFAN studio last month as George Hoehmann hosted the now-monthly Clarkstown Tele-Town Hall. The forum, similar to a talk radio show format, affords residents the chance to call in and ask the supervisor a question or express their concerns regarding town issues. The series was first announced last January and the first such forum took place the next month. During the October forum Hoehmann and Councilwoman Adrienne Carey fielded a variety of questions concerning the proposed Suez water rate hike, potential roads to be…

by Zachary Croce

01/06/2017

Schools

Clarkstown Superintendent Discusses District Goals, Ambitions NEW CITY, N.Y. - Martin Cox is the new superintendent of the Clarkstown Central School District, having taken over from Dr. J. Thomas Morton in July. In an interview with Daily Voice, Cox discusses the path he took to the education field, his goals and expectations of the district moving forward and the type of leader he is.

by Zachary Croce

01/03/2017

Politics

Blauvelt Sister Stands In Solidarity With Standing Rock Sioux BLAUVELT, N.Y. - Growing up, Sister Ceil Lavin described herself as apolitical. “I didn’t have a political notion in my head,” said the New Rochelle resident and Blauvelt Dominican sister. But things changed for her during the 1980s as tensions between the United States and the former USSR escalated and the nuclear arms race accelerated. The thought of resulting devastation inspired her to take action. Sister Lavin’s activism on the issues of social justice and climate change took her to one of the more pressing battles last week: Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. There, E…

by Zachary Croce

11/29/2016

Business

Familiarity Helped Monsey Physical Therapist Spot Serious Medical Issue MONSEY, N.Y. - When discussing his job as a physical therapist, Stanley L. Alpert explained that the beauty of the job is working closely with people, getting to know them. “The point is, you have to listen to people,” said Alpert, who practices at Stern Physical Rehabilitation in Monsey. It was that familiarity that ultimately led Alpert to make a call to a doctor that helped avert serious medical complications for one of his patients. That patient was Shelley Karben-Goldman, who had been going to Alpert for physical therapy long before Alpert joined the staff at Stern, when he had his …

by Zachary Croce

11/21/2016

Schools

8 Works Of Art From RCC Students Chosen For Exhibit In Cuomo's DC Office Eight works of art from students enrolled at Rockland Community College were chosen by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s staff and SUNY officials for display in the governor's Washington D.C. office. In total, 34 works of student art were chosen from across all 64 SUNY campuses for the year-long exhibit. An additional work was selected by SUNY officials for an exhibit in the SUNY Administration building in Albany. The RCC student artists who had their work chosen, and the name of their work: Jasmine DeGennaro, "Distorted Reflection" Itzamaray Garcia-Lino, "Untitled" Morissa Hert…

by Daily Voice

11/20/2016

Schools

Holocaust Museum Broadens Mission--And Space--To Better Educate The Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education in Ramapo is in a state of transition. If one were to visit the museum, they’d find the exhibits and artifacts packed away in boxes or placed in storage. It’s due to the renovation of a new 7,000-square-foot space at Rockland Community College where the museum signed a long-term lease and will be permanently located. The museum was originally founded in 1981 at the Finkelstein Library in Spring Valley by Holocaust survivors where a permanent exhibit was created. After making the move and transitioning to RCC in 2014, the mission…

by Zachary Croce

11/17/2016

Lifestyle

Marcello's In Suffern Earns DVlicious 'Best Italian In Rockland' Nod SUFFERN, N.Y. -- It’s a simple question: “What’s the most DVlicious Italian restaurant in the county?” Sounds straightforward, right? But with a dizzying array of options – everything from old-school red sauce joints to modern takes on Grandma’s homemade cooking to trattorias with gourmet pizzas -- the answer can be hard to answer. We asked for your favorites; three have been narrowed down as part of our contest and those finalists have been profiled this week. Voting continues until 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day. Grab a fork, read on, and let y…

by Daily Voice

11/17/2016

Police & Fire

Woman Who Crashed Vehicle In Orangetown Had BAC Twice Limit, Police Say A New Jersey woman was handed a number of vehicle and traffic violations, and found to have a BAC twice the legal limit following a car crash on the Tappan Zee Bridge, police said. Larissa Spratt, 40, of Wanaque, New Jersey, was charged with aggravated DWI, a Class E felony, early Sunday morning at 4:10 a.m. following the crash, according to New York State Police. Driving a GMC Envoy, Spratt struck the concrete barrier on both sides of the lane on the bridge. She was transported to and processed in Tarrytown where it was determined she had a BAC of .18. Spratt also had a prior DWI convic…

by Daily Voice

11/16/2016

Lifestyle

Rockland Groups Help Some Cope With Presidential Election Results Rockland organizations and businesses are helping people cope with the results of the presidential election through healing events. The first such event took place Wednesday evening at Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack and a second one will be hosted Thursday night by Rockland County Pride Center at the Nyack Center, a sister organization. The idea for the forum held by Grace Episcopal came up in conversation with the congregation and the community in order to share what was on each other’s minds and hearts, whether those emotions were joy or disappointment, said Father Owen Thompson. “It …

by Zachary Croce

11/12/2016

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