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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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Schools
Clarkstown School Board Expected To Approve Teacher Contracts On Thursday Clarkstown School Board Expected To Approve Teacher Contracts On Thursday
Clarkstown School Board Expected To Approve Teacher Contracts On Thursday NEW CITY, N.Y. - It appears an end is in sight to the contract saga in the Clarkstown Central School District. Clarkstown Central School Board President Mike Aglialoro expects the board to vote on a new agreement between the district and the teachers union at their meeting this Thursday. Aglialoro's said he understands that the Clarkstown Teachers Association ratified the new contract last night. He declined to discuss the terms of the contract and will instead wait until after a vote has been taken at the meeting on June 16. “I will say that the board was involved every step of the way i…

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Business
Suffern's Fink's Smokes BBQ Scene Suffern's Fink's Smokes BBQ Scene
Suffern's Fink's Smokes BBQ Scene SUFFERN, N.Y. — It was some time in 1999 when River Edge native Dave Finkelstein was working at Mexicali Blues Cafe in Teaneck, N.J. He was experimenting with smoking ribs and wings on the stove top when it dawned on him. “I looked around and realized no one was actually doing that, running a full-on smoked barbecue restaurant,” Finkelstain said, seated at a table inside the restaurant in Suffern that bears his nickname, Fink's BBQ and Cheesesteak Roadhouse. The restaurant opened back in January and inherited the longtime location of Irelands 32, which closed a few years back. Since Irel…

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Sports
Clarkstown Teacher's Solution To High Ticket Prices: 'Boycott The Yankees' Clarkstown Teacher's Solution To High Ticket Prices: 'Boycott The Yankees'
Clarkstown Teacher's Solution To High Ticket Prices: 'Boycott The Yankees' The new Yankee Stadium represents the best and worst of the franchise Mike DeLucia is most passionate about.  His most memorable Yankees's moment came at the new stadium: Game 2 of the 2009 American League Division Series when Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game.  But DeLucia hasn't been to a game since 2010 or 2011, and he doesn't plan on going back until tickets are priced at the league average. And he wants people to join him in his book, "Boycott The Yankees: A Call to Action by a Lifelong Yankees Fan," a critique of baseball and ho…

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Police & Fire
Ramapo Police Seek Fugitive From 2015 Incident Ramapo Police Seek Fugitive From 2015 Incident
Ramapo Police Seek Fugitive From 2015 Incident RAMAPO, N.Y. - Ramapo police are seeking the public's help in locating a man for a crime committed over a year ago.  Tazjon D. Brinkley, 21, is wanted for Criminal Mischief in the fourth degree due to his involvement in a domestic violence incident from May 2015.  Brinkley is an African-American male, described as 6 feet 2 inches tall with brown hair and brown eyes.  Contact the Ramapo Police Department, 845-357-2400, with any information.

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Politics
Senate Candidate Hopes To Bring Common Sense Approach To Rockland Senate Candidate Hopes To Bring Common Sense Approach To Rockland
Senate Candidate Hopes To Bring Common Sense Approach To Rockland An example of Tom DePrisco's problem-solving ability was the subject of a New York Daily News article published more than 10 years ago when he was a captain in the New York Police Department.  At the time, members of the Asian community in the 72nd precinct in Sunset Park, Brooklyn were the victims of crimes because they didn't speak the language and couldn't report the incidents.  DePrisco, a Brooklyn-native and incumbent on the Pearl River Board of Education, created a bilingual questionnaire with translations to allow victims to communicate what happened to officers.  "And I'm not …

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Lifestyle
Rockland County Pride Weekend 2016 Kicks Off In Nyack Rockland County Pride Weekend 2016 Kicks Off In Nyack
Rockland County Pride Weekend 2016 Kicks Off In Nyack NYACK, N.Y. - Rockland County Pride Weekend kicks off Friday in Nyack and offers a number of events. The festivities began Friday, June 10 with a weekend opening gathering at the Time Hotel in Nyack from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Events on Saturday, June 11 include a screening of the documentary "The Birdcage" under the stars at 7 p.m., followed by a pop-up event at Festoon, located at 95 1/2 Main Street. Sunday is Rockland Pride Sunday and features a variety of food and craft vendors and performances by Frankie D. & The Boys, BattalaNYC, and more. Founded in 1999 by VCS Inc., a non-…

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Schools
117 Graduate At Albertus Magnus Class of 2016 Ceremony 117 Graduate At Albertus Magnus Class of 2016 Ceremony
117 Graduate At Albertus Magnus Class of 2016 Ceremony BARDONIA, N.Y. - Albertus Magnus held it's graduation ceremony for the Class of 2016 this past Friday.  The Catholic school saw 117 students graduate including Valedictorian Samantha Heavner, who will attend Harvard University in the fall, and Salutatorian Chelsea Yagel, who will attend Stevens Institute of Technology, according to Director of Admissions Noreen Power. Dr. Kimberly Dessources, a resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecologic Oncology at the University of California Los Angeles-one of the top 3 hospitals in the country-was the commencement speaker. Dessources is a graduate …

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Business
Waterfront View, Local Ingredients Fill 'Menu' At Haverstraw Eatery Waterfront View, Local Ingredients Fill 'Menu' At Haverstraw Eatery
Waterfront View, Local Ingredients Fill 'Menu' At Haverstraw Eatery HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. - The list of esteemed restaurants Steve Lauterbach has worked in, and the chefs he has worked with, is extensive. From The Rainbow Room to Lutèce in its heyday, The Peninsula, The St. Regis; the list goes on.  One key to success in the restaurant business, according to the new chef and partner at 16 Front Street in Haverstraw, is location.  "How much better of a location can you have?" Lauterbach said, seated at the bar inside 16 Front Street and looking out onto the Hudson River. It was a gloomy day but the view was still impressive. Lauterbach and Owner Bob Mi…

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Lifestyle
Rockland-Bergen Music Fest Returns To Tappan In June Rockland-Bergen Music Fest Returns To Tappan In June
Rockland-Bergen Music Fest Returns To Tappan In June TAPPAN, N.Y. - Even though he lived in Tappan growing up, the end of Joe D'Urso's street was in New Jersey. The opposite is now true 50 years later. Yet for as long as D'Urso has straddled the Rockland-Bergen border there has been a dearth of live music venues, he said over the phone. So, drawing on his love of Jersey Rock, folk music, and 25 years worth of friends and contacts in the music industry, D'Urso launched the Rockland-Bergen Music Festival in 2014. The festival returns for its third year the weekend of June 25-26 at the German Masonic Park in Tappan. D'Urso has been involved in…

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Lifestyle
Sights, Sounds As Hundreds Enjoy Nanuet Craft Beer Festival Sights, Sounds As Hundreds Enjoy Nanuet Craft Beer Festival
Sights, Sounds As Hundreds Enjoy Nanuet Craft Beer Festival NANUET, N.Y. - Hundreds turned out to sample beers from over 60 craft breweries at the fourth annual Lower Hudson Valley Craft Beer Festival. The event was sponsored by Growler & Gill Craft Beer Shoppe in Nanuet and featured live music and food from Bailey's Smokehouse in Blauvelt. 

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