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President Zelenskyy Awarded Honorary Degree From Rockland County College President Zelenskyy Awarded Honorary Degree From Rockland County College
President Zelenskyy Awarded Honorary Degree From Rockland County College After becoming a household name as he fends off Russian invaders overseas, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now being celebrated in a different way by a Hudson Valley college. Rockland County-based Dominican College in Orangeburg awarded Zelenskyy with an honorary degree in absentia at their commencement on Sunday, May 15 in Pomona, becoming one of several dozen colleges and universities in the US to bestow him with a similar honor. Zelenskyy was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters “in recognition of his extraordinary leadership, courage, sense of justice, and willingnes…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Dominican College Student Caught With Shotgun On Campus Expelled Dominican College Student Caught With Shotgun On Campus Expelled
Dominican College Student Caught With Shotgun On Campus Expelled The 24-year-old student police say was in possession of a 12-gauge shotgun at a college in the Hudson Valley has been expelled. The arrest comes after an investigation involving two Rockland County police departments. "At no time was there a threat to anyone on campus," Dominican College said in a statement. "Our Public Safety Department has been cooperating with local law enforcement on this incident and all safety issues." Orangetown Police detectives were assisting Ramapo PD detectives in an investigation that led to a parking lot at Dominican in Orangeburg on Wednes…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Student Caught With 12-Gauge Shotgun At Dominican College Student Caught With 12-Gauge Shotgun At Dominican College
Student Caught With 12-Gauge Shotgun At Dominican College This story has been updated. A 24-year-old man is behind bars after police say he was in possession of a 12-gauge shotgun at a college in the Hudson Valley. The arrest comes after an investigation involving two Rockland County police departments. Orangetown Police detectives were assisting Ramapo PD detectives in an investigation that led to a parking lot at Dominican College in Orangeburg on Wednesday, Aug. 29. That is where the shotgun was found in the trunk of the personal vehicle belonging to Dominican student Alexander Corbin, police said. He was charged with criminal possession of …

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Rockland School Budget Votes: Here's What You Need To Know Rockland School Budget Votes: Here's What You Need To Know
Rockland School Budget Votes: Here's What You Need To Know Residents of Rockland County school districts can vote on proposed school budgets and capital projects on Tuesday. Nearly half the districts have spending plans that approach the state-imposed tax cap. These school districts have special "capital spending" bond requests: Clarkstown Schools seek to establish a capital reserve fund up to $10 million. East Ramapo seeks a 2.7 percent increase. North Rockland seeks a 3 percent increase. Nyack Schools are asking voters for permission to spend up to $2 million from capital reserves for security upgrades. Pearl River seeks a 3.3 percent…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased From Blauvelt To NJ Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased From Blauvelt To NJ
Police: Dominican College Van Thief Chased From Blauvelt To NJ A driver who stole a van from Dominican College in Blauvelt led police on a chase before he was stopped and arrested in New Jersey, authorities said. Not officially identified yet by police, the man was booked into the Bergen County Jail as Rah Ralla, 19, records show. Charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, eluding police and throwing bodily fluids at a law enforcement officer, among other counts, were filed, according to jail records. An extradition hearing was being scheduled. The van was stolen just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday., authorities said. Orangetown …

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by Jerry DeMarco