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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

Haunted House Fulfills Rockland Man's Passion For Macabre ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. - As far back as he can remember, there was something about Halloween that resonated with Chris Arturi. Growing up in Pearl River, his parents would always decorate their home for the holiday. Arturi loved all the props. He admits to being materialistic, which prompts him to hang onto things. (He remembers when he was 6 or 7 years old his father making two of the tombstones that are currently placed on his lawn in Stony Point.) His interest in, and passion for, Halloween and the macabre is something Arturi likes to share with others every year during the month of Octo…

by Zachary Croce

10/24/2016

Police & Fire

Drunken Rockland Motorist, 22, Slams Into Rock Wall, Police Say STONY POINT, N.Y. - A Stony Point man was arrested for DWI early Saturday morning after police investigated an accident in which a vehicle collided with a rock wall. Justin Patyi, 22, was charged with DWI after an investigation into the single-car accident revealed he was driving while intoxicated, according to police. The vehicle driven by Patyi collided with a rock wall along the 100 block of North Liberty Drive/Route 9W around 1:11 a.m. on Oct. 16, Stony Point Lt. Keith Williams said. When police arrived Patyi had some facial injuries and was semi-conscious. He was subsequently tran…

by Zachary Croce

10/20/2016

Lifestyle

Seven Lakes Station Taphouse In Sloatsburg Vies For DVlicious Win SLOATSBURG, N.Y. -- In the mood for a cold one? Rockland County has become quite the craft beer bar scene, stepping up its suds game and offering residents a host of “hoppy” options. We asked for the best in the county; you gave us your picks. Now, four finalists are competing in our “DVlicious Best Craft Beer Bar in Rockland” contest. Each has been profiled this week. Raise your glass and drink in the following; then click on your favorite. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day. Voting ends 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24. The winner will receive a framed DVlicious certificate as well a…

by Daily Voice

10/20/2016

Neighbors

Brews, Business In Garnerville This Wednesday GARNERVILLE, N.Y. - The North Rockland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking event at the Rockland's newest brewery that will feature a "special guest cameo" from the county executive. County Executive Ed Day will join chamber members and members of the public for the networking event at Industrial Arts Brewing Company, which opened in the Garner Arts Center back in September. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with fare supplied by co-host Red Rock Cafe. Admission is free for chamber members and $10 for non-members. Industrial Arts Brewing Company is located at 55 West Rai…

by Daily Voice

10/19/2016

Neighbors

Blauvelt Dominican Sisters Celebrate 50 Years Two Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt celebrated their golden jubilee earlier this month. Sisters Carol Carullo and Dorothy Maxwell entered the congregation 50 years ago in 1966. They celebrated 50 years of service on Oct. 8 at the Motherhouse in Blauvelt. Over the last 50 years Sister Carullo and Sister Maxwell served in a variety of ministries. Currently Sister Carullo ministers at Maryount Convent in Tarrytown as a medical driver and Sister Maxwell serves the congregation as the Director of Retirement Services and Preaching Promoter. The celebration for Sisters Carullo and Maxwell follows o…

by Daily Voice

10/19/2016

Business

County Tourism Director Wants To Make Rockland A Go-To Destination NEW CITY, N.Y. - Lucy Redzeposki wants to put Rockland on the map. Roughly a year ago Redzeposki took over as director of tourism, economic development, and workforce development in Rockland. Since then she has made it her mission to better establish Rockland as a destination by targeting international tourists from China, supporting local tourism efforts like Visit Nyack, Explore Harriman, and the Rivertowns promotion, and marketing what is already here. “I grew up in Manhattan. I did not know Rockland County existed until I went to college,” Redzeposki, an Ossining resident, recalled. She…

by Zachary Croce

10/19/2016

Lifestyle

Suffern's Craft House Emphasizes Local, Shoots For DVlicious Contest Win SUFFERN, N.Y. -- In the mood for a cold one? Rockland County has become quite the craft beer bar scene, stepping up its suds game and offering residents a host of “hoppy” options. We asked for the best in the county; you gave us your picks. Now, four finalists are competing in our “DVlicious Best Craft Beer Bar in Rockland County” contest. Each is being profiled this week. Raise your glass and drink in the following; then click on your favorite. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day. Voting ends 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24. The winner will receive a framed DVlicious certificate as w…

by Daily Voice

10/19/2016

Events

Enjoy Some Home Cooking In Haverstraw At Bricktown Inn HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. - Bricktown Inn owners and Haverstraw natives, Michelle and Joe Natale, are serving up their own home cooking at a Fall Festival Breakfast later this month. The event is a "celebration" of the North Rockland Chamber of Commerce and it's "most loyal members," and will be held on Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The Bricktown Inn is a bed and breakfast located in a restored nineteenth-century brick mansard colonial home in Haverstraw. Only 20 seats are available for the event with each one costing $15 per person. A reservation is required to attend. Br…

by Zachary Croce

10/18/2016

Events

Live Orchestra To Accompany 'Frankenstein' Showing In Nyack Underscoring is the music in a film that plays in the background during a scene or a dialogue, often with the purpose of establishing a theme or mood. "Frankenstein," the 1931 pre-code classic horror movie was released without underscoring. But that changed in 2001 when the Chappaqua Orchestra's Boris Koutzen Memorial Fund commissioned contemporary classical composer and conductor Michael Shapiro to score the film. Fans of classic movies, Frankenstein, and movie scores will have the chance to hear Shapiro's work in context on Friday, Oct. 28 when he conducts 15 members of The Ch…

by Zachary Croce

10/18/2016

Lifestyle

Italian Renaissance-Style Villa In Haverstraw? Welcome To Casa Hudson HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. - When detailing how his and Andrea Caccuro’s home in Haverstraw came to be, Nelson Diaz offered an anecdote about Pablo Picasso, how the famous artist knew the potential of a canvas when he felt it. “When you see that something has so much potential and it’s emptiness--for what it is, that’s what I saw here,” he said. That blank canvas was a nineteenth century home in disrepair that was renovated and transformed into an AirBnB, Casa Hudson Penzione on Front Street in Haverstraw. The Italian Renaissance-style villa that Caccuro and Diaz have brought back to life will be f…

by Zachary Croce

10/17/2016

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