Compiled by: Sandy Eller
Official Cease and Desist Zone Created in Chestnut Ridge RESPONDING to complaints about allegedly overeager real estate agents, the State of New York’s Division of Licensing Services has added Chestnut Ridge to the list of areas where professionals are banned from asking residents if they want to sell their homes. VIN News reported that the law will be in effect for a five-year period
as of July 1, joining several communities in Queens and one in the Bronx that are currently on the state’s official protected list. Under state law, homeowners can register their residences on a list that is maintained by the state and is available to the public. Once a home has been placed on the official regis-
try, real estate professionals would be forbidden from soliciting the homeowner in an attempt to purchase their home. The law applies equally to singleand multiple-family residences. Violators could be punished by fines of up to $1,000 and could have their real estate licenses revoked.
Multiple Crews Participate in Emergency Plane Crash Rescue Drill A SIMULATED plane crash in Piermont last weekend gave emergency responders an opportunity to train for a full-fledged rescue operation. Approximately twelve fire departments sent personnel to the scene where rescuers responded to a fake scenario of a malfunctioning aircraft that skidded across the Piermont pier and crash-landed in the Hudson River, reported The Journal News. A Piermont police van covered with pallets
and bales of hay was set ablaze as a pretend airplane cockpit, with firefighters dousing the plane as marine crews from several river towns, as well as the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office, donned their wetsuits and slid into the Hudson looking for crash “victims” to be rescued. Multiple volunteers stood in as fake victims wearing signs informing rescuers of their injuries so that they could be triaged and receive ap-
propriate medical treatment. Staging the drill, the third such exercise held in Piermont, is an excellent opportunity to help departments prepare for real emergencies, said Piermont Assistant Fire Chief Dan Goswick. “We can see what each department has to offer and work together when resources are needed,” said Goswick.
Emergency Connectors May Make Cuomo Bridge Shutdowns a Thing of the Past A RECENT total standstill on the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge created a colossal nightmare for commuters as all southbound lanes were closed after a tractor trailer tipped over in the early morning hours, but delays of that nature should be ancient history once the second span of the bridge opens later this year. The Journal News reported that three crossover points will be constructed between the eastbound and westbound spans of the twin bridges, giving New York State Thruway officials the ability to move traffic from one
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bridge to the next in case of a serious emergency. Water lines being installed on the undersides of the bridges’ decking could also be put to use as needed by fire crews. In the case of lesser emergencies, breakdown lanes on each of the twin bridges will be put into play as needed, giving rescue vehicles access to disabled vehicles while still allowing for the free flow of traffic.