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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
Simon Cowell Calls Hudson Valley Girl 'Next Taylor Swift' Simon Cowell Calls Hudson Valley Girl 'Next Taylor Swift'
Simon Cowell Calls Hudson Valley Girl 'Next Taylor Swift' ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 12-year-old Suffern girl wowed the judges of NBC-TV's "America's Got Talent" and got perhaps the biggest compliment from the show's most well-known critic.  Grace VanderWaal was given the golden buzzer by judge Howie Mandel after performing her own song, "I Don't Know My Name" on the popular prime-tive show on Tuesday night.  Simon Cowell, who has been a judge on "American Idol" and "The X Factor," and is known for his blunt criticism, even compared VanderWaal to Taylor Swift. As a result she will move on to the live perfor…

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Lifestyle
Suffern Girl Shines On 'America's Got Talent' Suffern Girl Shines On 'America's Got Talent'
Suffern Girl Shines On 'America's Got Talent' ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 12-year-old Suffern girl wowed the judges of NBC-TV's "America's Got Talent" and got perhaps the biggest compliment from the show's most well-known critic.  Grace VanderWaal was given the golden buzzer by judge Howie Mandel after performing her own song, "I Don't Know My Name" on the popular prime-tive show on Tuesday night.  Simon Cowell, who has been a judge on "American Idol" and "The X Factor," and is known for his blunt criticism, even compared VanderWaal to Taylor Swift. As a result she will move on to the live perfor…

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Neighbors
Suffern Pair Combine Photography, Travel In Business Suffern Pair Combine Photography, Travel In Business
Suffern Pair Combine Photography, Travel In Business SUFFERN, N.Y. - Susan Magnano and Michael Malandra developed a friendship through their mutual passion for photography and travel. Now the pair are using their passions to share an experience and capture the perfect shot. PhoTour Adventures are half-day and full-day photography workshops that are open to photographers of all skill levels. Those participating pay a fee, meet Magnano and Malandra in a location like Brooklyn or Harriman State Park, and are guided through the process of capturing a great landscape photographs by applying basic and advanced photography tenets. Seated in Malandr…

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Schools
Clarkstown Will Use Summer To Identify Source Of Lead Clarkstown Will Use Summer To Identify Source Of Lead
Clarkstown Will Use Summer To Identify Source Of Lead NEW CITY, N.Y. - The source of lead contamination in water is still unclear in Clarkstown schools despite action taken by officials to identify and shut off the problem sinks and fountains.  A presentation, given by Assistant Superintendent of Business John LaNave, at the June 2 Board of Education meeting confirmed that all fountains and sinks throughout the district with elevated levels of lead in water were shut off. However, the source of the lead contamination is still unknown.  A team consisting of district officials, the county Department of Health, Adelaide Environmental, BOCES Healt…

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Events
Job Search Support Group Will Hold Meeting In Rockland Job Search Support Group Will Hold Meeting In Rockland
Job Search Support Group Will Hold Meeting In Rockland NANUET, N.Y. - A New Jersey-based organization that aims to help adult job seekers in today's market will hold a meeting in Nanuet on Tuesday night. Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a peer-led volunteer weekly job search and networking group will hold a meeting at the Avalon Club in Nanuet on June 7 at 7 p.m. The group is open to everyone, from adults in career transition to veterans re-entering the job market to struggling small business owners.  The group was founded in 2011 in the public library in River Edge, N.J. by John Fugazzie. Since it's founding, Neighbors Helping Neighbors has assist…

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Politics
Tappan Assembly Candidate Wants To Keep People In Rockland Tappan Assembly Candidate Wants To Keep People In Rockland
Tappan Assembly Candidate Wants To Keep People In Rockland ORANGEBURG, N.Y. -- Joe Chabot wanted to talk about a lot of issues while at Hogan's Diner in Orangeburg, but three kept coming up: how to keep people from leaving Rockland, how to make it affordable to continue living here, and the need to bring jobs to the county.  These issues are the foundation of the 25-year-old Republican's campaign. Chabot plans to challenge incumbent Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D) in the 97th legislative district this November.  At issue is whether the state is functioning the way it should, whether people are happy and assured about their future's. Over coffee Chab…

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Schools
Tappan Zee Collects 359 Units Of Blood For Recovering AD Liam Frawley Tappan Zee Collects 359 Units Of Blood For Recovering AD Liam Frawley
Tappan Zee Collects 359 Units Of Blood For Recovering AD Liam Frawley ORANGEBURG, N.Y. -- Students, staff, and community members showed they were "Frawley Strong" at a blood drive held in honor of the district's athletic director, Liam Frawley. 359 units of blood were collected June 2 at the South Orangetown Central School District's blood drive held at Tappan Zee High School.  The blood drive had an added significance this year as it honored the district's athletic director of 11 years, Liam Frawley, who is currently recovering from a brain aneurysm. Frawley, a New City resident, always supported the district's blood drive, which was overseen by th…

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Schools
More Than 100 Protest Lack Of Clarkstown Teachers' Contract More Than 100 Protest Lack Of Clarkstown Teachers' Contract
More Than 100 Protest Lack Of Clarkstown Teachers' Contract NEW CITY, N.Y. - More than 100 protested the lack of a new contract for Clarkstown Central School District employees ahead of a Board of Education meeting Thursday night.  This was the second such protest in as many months by members of the Clarkstown Teachers Association and the Rockland County Civil Service Employees Association Local 844-the district's ground, maintenance, and custodial staff. Clad in blue shirts, protestors were stationed at both entrances to Felix Festa Middle School on Parrott Road Thursday night. Some held signs that read "CTA Highly Effective Highly Undervalued…

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Neighbors
Four Dominican Sisters Celebrate 70 Years In Orangetown Four Dominican Sisters Celebrate 70 Years In Orangetown
Four Dominican Sisters Celebrate 70 Years In Orangetown BLAUVELT, N.Y. - If one wishes to see selflessness embodied, they should look no further than Blauvelt.  This Sunday, sisters Victoria Sloane, Eileen Tierney, Louis Marie Baxter, and Mary Ellen Cameron will be honored at a jubilee celebration mass for their 70 years of service as Sisters of Saint Dominic at the Saint Dominic Convent. Sisters Mary Doris and Dorothy Golden will also be honored for 60 years of service. Sister Sloane, Sister Tierney, and Sister Baxter joined the sisters in September of 1946 and Sister Cameron followed shortly thereafter in February 1947. "It was a very, v…

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Neighbors
Suffern Farmers Market Celebrates 15 Years Suffern Farmers Market Celebrates 15 Years
Suffern Farmers Market Celebrates 15 Years SUFFERN, N.Y. - Local officials will be on hand to celebrate 15 years of locally grown food being made available in Suffern.  State Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffe, Mayor Ed Markunas, and County Legislator Alden Wolfe will join the farmers market's founders, the village Chamber of Commerce, and the Suffern Woman's Club for the 15th anniversary of the Suffern Farmers' Market on June 18.  "The market has evolved over the years from a group of a few farmers to a place where community members can gather and purchase a variety of prepared foods including jams, salsas, hummus, pickles, syrup, hone…

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