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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.

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One TZB Lane Expected To Remain Closed For Days Following Crain Collapse One TZB Lane Expected To Remain Closed For Days Following Crain Collapse
One TZB Lane Expected To Remain Closed For Days Following Crain Collapse This story has been updated. Six of the seven lanes on the Tappan Zee Bridge are open Wednesday following Tuesday's crane collapse. Westchester-bound traffic was heavy but moving with moderate traffic heading toward Rockland during the morning commute. All three north-bound lanes (Rockland-bound) reopened at around 5 p.m. Tuesday. The south-bound (Westchester bound lanes) reopened later in the evening. The outermost right lane on the Westchester-bound side is expected to remained closed for several days because of damage caused when the crane fell. Around noon, a crane operating a vibrat…

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Lanes Reopen After Tappan Zee Bridge Crain Collapse Lanes Reopen After Tappan Zee Bridge Crain Collapse
Lanes Reopen After Tappan Zee Bridge Crain Collapse This story has been updated. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - Flanked by state police officers and officials, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said an inspection into what caused a crane to collapse onto the Tappan Zee Bridge span Tuesday is underway, and that an inspection of the bridge’s structural integrity should take several hours. Less than two hours after Cuomo's press conference, all three northbound (Rockland-bound lanes) reopened on the bridge at approximately 5:15 p.m. One southbound (Westchester-bound lane) is expected reopen at 7 p.m. and two more southbound lanes by 8 p.m. Cuomo addressed the media at ab…

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by Zachary Croce
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Tappan Zee Bridge Closure Creates Traffic Nightmare Tappan Zee Bridge Closure Creates Traffic Nightmare
Tappan Zee Bridge Closure Creates Traffic Nightmare This story has been updated. Motorists in the vicinity of the Tappan Zee Bridge on both sides of the Hudson River contending with gridlock on many side streets as they scramble to get to alternate routes as the Tuesday afternoon evening commute nears following a noon-time crane collapse on the bridge span. All lanes on the bridge shut down at around noon following the incident in which a crane from the construction site of the new span of the Tappan Zee Bridge collapsed on the old span. Five non-life threatening injuries were reported. Traffic is reported to be extremely heavy along the I-…

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Crane Collapses On Tappan Zee Bridge Span Crane Collapses On Tappan Zee Bridge Span
Crane Collapses On Tappan Zee Bridge Span This story has been updated.  A crane from the construction site of the new span of the Tappan Zee Bridge collapsed on the old span near the Rockland County side around noon on Tuesday, shutting down lanes in both directions for around six hours. Northbound lanes reopened at 5:15 p.m. with at least two southbound lanes expected to reopen in the early evening. Five non-threatening injuries occurred, including two bridge workers and three motorists who apparently were trying to avoid the collapsing bridge, authorities said. Crews worked throughout the afternoon to cut the crane up in order …

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Traffic
Changes Eyed For I-84 Work Zones After Fatal Crash Changes Eyed For I-84 Work Zones After Fatal Crash
Changes Eyed For I-84 Work Zones After Fatal Crash Officials from the New York State Department of Transportation's regional office plan to look into adding more signage and lowering the speed limit in work zones after two crashes last week along the same stretch of I-84 in Orange County. DOT Region 8 Spokeswoman Gina DiSarro confirmed that department officials will likely look into lowering speed limits and adding signage in work zones in the future to help state police monitor interstate roadways. However, there are no plans to change the current setup along the stretch of I-84 where two accidents occurred last week, one of which involved …

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Police & Fire
Local Departments Battle Structural Fire In Monsey Local Departments Battle Structural Fire In Monsey
Local Departments Battle Structural Fire In Monsey MONSEY, N.Y. - Three local fire companies are on the scene of a structure fire in Monsey early Monday afternoon. The Monsey Fire Department, Tallman Fire Department, and Hillcrest Fire Company are all on hand on Calvert Drive in Monsey at the scene of the blaze. Standing by at the scene is the Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corp. The police department is investigating the fire with the assistance of the town building/fire inspector.  Traffic delays should be expected in the area, police said.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Lifestyle
Sparky's Celebrates 40 Years Of Friends, Family, Food In Rockland Sparky's Celebrates 40 Years Of Friends, Family, Food In Rockland
Sparky's Celebrates 40 Years Of Friends, Family, Food In Rockland GARNERVILLE, N.Y. - Laurie Murdoch has worked at Sparky’s Diner since 1987, and when she described the kind of place it is, she used a popular saying some coined about the breakfast/lunch spot. “You’re only a stranger here once,” she said with a smile. Sparky’s Diner is celebrating 40 years of being a community within a community, where patrons take turns filling up everyone’s coffee, and where everyone comes to enjoy some good food with familiar faces. Owner Jeannie Nicolakis and her husband Louie bought the diner in 1976. After the couple purchased it, Nicolakis’ first thought was owning…

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Lifestyle
John's Famous Bagels In Airmont Isn't Cutting Corners John's Famous Bagels In Airmont Isn't Cutting Corners
John's Famous Bagels In Airmont Isn't Cutting Corners AIRMONT, N.Y. - Since opening the first bagel shop to bear his name in Park Ridge in 1998, John Abdel has slowly made his way north from Bergen County into Rockland. Just three months ago Abdel opened his sixth John’s Famous Bagels, Deli & Cafe, this time in Airmont; the other five locations include Park Ridge, Montvale, Woodcliff Lake in New Jersey, Garnerville, and then New City, which is the shop Abdel finds himself in the most.  He admits his New City shop on South Little Tor Road might be his favorite. “But I have a strong feeling that my second favorite will be Airmont,” he sai…

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Lifestyle
Bike Bypass In Blauvelt Will Help Cyclists Avoid Route 303 Bike Bypass In Blauvelt Will Help Cyclists Avoid Route 303
Bike Bypass In Blauvelt Will Help Cyclists Avoid Route 303 BLAUVELT, N.Y. - Cars whizzed by on Route 303 Thursday where the southern portion of Greenbush Road meets the state highway.  Sometime in the 1960s when Route 303 was constructed, Town Supervisor Andy Stewart explained, the state highway cut off a portion of Greenbush Road, separating the road into two parts and creating a dangerous situation for cyclists. But local officials plan to make the intersection safer by installing a bypass through the Blauvelt State Park, along Route 303, to connect the northern and southern parts of Greenbush Road, part of a popular bike loop in the area. The …

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Politics
Day Enacts County-Wide Austerity Measures That Includes Hiring Freeze Day Enacts County-Wide Austerity Measures That Includes Hiring Freeze
Day Enacts County-Wide Austerity Measures That Includes Hiring Freeze NEW CITY, N.Y. - A hiring freeze, a halt to overtime without approval for all county employees, and the requirement that 20 percent of county-owned cars be turned in were part of a number of austerity measures announced today by County Executive Ed Day. The measures are necessary due to a $4 million shortfall in the budget, which is the result of the County Legislature’s failure to approve the sale of the Sain Building on New Hempstead Road, Day said. The savings expected from these measures will be roughly $3.3 million. Funds from the sale were included in this year’s budget but the legi…

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