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Police & Fire
Detective, Drug Task Force Supervisor In Area Dies At Age 31 Detective, Drug Task Force Supervisor In Area Dies At Age 31
Detective, Drug Task Force Supervisor In Area Dies At Age 31 A detective in the Hudson Valley has died at the age of 31. The Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced with "profound sadness" that detective and Drug Task Force Supervisor Xavier Fernandez died on Friday, Oct. 28. A cause of death has not been released. Fernandez worked as an NYPD officer and PBA representative for the 44th precinct until November 2021, the DA's Office said.  "He started his dream job as a detective in his home of Rockland County in November 2021 and was assigned to the RCDAO Drug Task Force and was quickly promoted to group supervisor," the department…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Pair Who Asked HS Student To Get On Small White Bus Police Investigate Pair Who Asked HS Student To Get On Small White Bus
Police Investigate Pair Who Asked HS Student To Get On Small White Bus A pair in a school bus were investigated after approaching a high school student in Rockland County and asking her to get on the bus. A senior at Nanuet High School said that she was approached by a small white school bus with no markings at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, near the intersection of Somerset Drive and Middletown Road in Pearl River. Police said the incident happened near the Aqua Terra restaurant. According to police, the bus was driven by a woman and there was a white man inside the bus wearing a neon green crossing vest. The student was allegedly repeatedly asked…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
RCC Receives Largest Grant In Its 60-Year History RCC Receives Largest Grant In Its 60-Year History
RCC Receives Largest Grant In Its 60-Year History Rockland Community College has received what officials are calling the largest grant in the school’s 60-year history. The $3 million Title V Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, will support the development and implementation of the college’s five Academic Schools model while improving both participation and retention. “As a recipient of this significant grant, Rockland Community College will be able to continue on the transformative path of reimagining programs, support services and instructional approaches based on ‘Guided Pa…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Former Rockland Sheriff Thomas Goldrick Dies Former Rockland Sheriff Thomas Goldrick Dies
Former Rockland Sheriff Thomas Goldrick Dies Former Rockland County Sheriff Thomas J. Goldrick, known as the "Singing Sheriff,"  has died at the age of 93.  Goldrick, who served as Sheriff from 1982 to 1991, is known for leading the department through some of its most difficult years including the trials of the Brinks robbery defendants, which had a significant impact on Rockland County, said the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. Goldrick had previously served for 22 years with the NYPD., before becoming a professor in 1968 in a newly developed program in Criminal Justice at Rockland Community C…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Nearly 750 Students From Area High Schools Attend Construction Career Day Nearly 750 Students From Area High Schools Attend Construction Career Day
Nearly 750 Students From Area High Schools Attend Construction Career Day The 20th Annual Construction Career Day at Rockland Community College in Suffern drew more than 750 high school student attendees, according to a county release. The event consisted of representation from skilled workers of more than 15 different building and construction trades. Workers carried out hands-on demonstrations using tools and materials of their trade. Students were able to learn about apprenticeships and training as well as the salaries and benefits available to them. "This is a tremendous opportunity for our young people to learn about the various careers available to them," …

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Job Fair At Rockland Community College Draws Quite A Crowd Job Fair At Rockland Community College Draws Quite A Crowd
Job Fair At Rockland Community College Draws Quite A Crowd The 21st Annual Job Fair was held at Rockland Community College (RCC) Friday, April 12 and had a “great turnout,” Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced. The Suffern event featured a total of 126 companies from a wide variety of fields like banking, financial service, military, utilities and healthcare. Hosts of the event include State Senator David Carlucci, the Workforce Development Board and RCC. "With the unemployment rate in Rockland down to just 3.7% - the lowest in the Hudson Valley region - it's a great time to be looking for a job," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. "I wi…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Three Rockland Community College Students Earn Highest SUNY Honor Three Rockland Community College Students Earn Highest SUNY Honor
Three Rockland Community College Students Earn Highest SUNY Honor Three Rockland Community College students have been awarded with the highest SUNY honor: the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. The award recognizes students for integrating academic excellence with other parts of their lives, for example, campus involvement, community service, leadership, arts, athletics and/or career achievement. Solange Hybel, Pinchas Kreizel and Zuzu Tadeushuk, the 2019 recipients of the award, are enrolled in RCC’s Sam Draper Honors Program. They have all earned memberships in the international honor society for two-year college students known as Phi Theta…

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by Valerie Musson