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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

Business

Suffern Architect Aims To Change People's Lives With Work SUFFERN, N.Y. - For decades, the property at 74 Lafayette Ave. in Suffern sat vacant, shielded from the street by a green fence. That was until January of this year when the construction of Suffern Building Works was completed. The four-story mixed-use office building is the first new building constructed for some time and sits in the heart of the village . The architect behind the building’s design is also one of its owners and tenants, and a local, 37-year-old Ariel Aufgang. A Montebello resident and Spring Valley native, the firm which bears Aufgang’s name is prolific when it comes to …

by Zachary Croce

09/08/2016

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Route 202 In Suffern This story has been updated. SUFFERN, N.Y. -- An unidentified pedestrian was struck and killed by a car late Wednesday night on Route 202 in Suffern, according to authorities. The incident occurred just before midnight near the intersection of Wilder Road. Another person was injured in the incident. Both victims were students from a yeshiva on Route 202, according to multiple reports. The crash reportedly occurred when a car coming from the opposite direction hit a vehicle turning into the yeshiva. One of the cars reportedly hit the two students who were walking along the road, according…

by Daily Voice

09/08/2016

Schools

RCC Announces Committee For President Search Rockland Community College recently announced the selection of a 17-member committee that will assist with the search to replace the college's outgoing president. The committee includes members of the college's staff and Board of Trustees, local education officials, local legislators, and college groups, who will conduct a search for the successor to current President Cliff L. Wood, Ed.D. Wood announced earlier this summer that he plans to retire at the end of June 2017. The firm Isaacson, Miller has been retained to conduct the search and selected the committee based upon recommendations …

by Zachary Croce

09/07/2016

Schools

Students Arrive, Begin 'Boundless' School Year In Orangetown TAPPAN, N.Y. - Students arrived at schools across the South Orangetown Central School District for the first day of classes on Tuesday. The arrivals included kindergarten students at William O. Schaefer Elementary School in Tappen, according district spokeswoman BJ Greco. Also on hand to welcome students on their first day of classes was Superintendent Dr. Robert Pritchard. “We are anticipating an exciting school year for all of our students, and look forward to implementing stimulating new learning opportunities which we worked very diligently to develop over the summer break," Pri…

by Zachary Croce

09/06/2016

Police & Fire

Rockland Man Arrested For Criminal Contempt STONY POINT, N.Y. - A 44-year-old Pomona man was arrested for criminal contempt stemming from a violation of a protection order, according to police. Matthew Prentice was arrested on Aug. 30 by the Stony Point Police Department for violating an order of protection. The arrest followed a warrant investigation, according to Stony Point Police Lt. Keith Williams. Prentice was arraigned in the town justice court and released on an appearance ticket after posting $250 bail. He was given a court date for later this month.

by Zachary Croce

09/06/2016

Lifestyle

Rarely Seen Film By New City Playwright To Be Screened In Rockland Considered the first "made-for-TV' movie, "High Tor" was originally broadcast on CBS on March 10, 1956. It was part of the Ford Star Jubilee evening movie series and was based on a play of the same name by Pulitzer Prize winner Maxwell Anderson, who used to live on South Mountain Road in New City. The film is set in Rockland and loaded with local references but ironically it has never been shown in the county. This is about to change. The Historical Society of Rockland County has announced the film starring Bing Crosby and Julie Andrews will be screened at the Lafayette The…

by Zachary Croce

08/30/2016

Schools

Rockland Fire Safety Reports System Would Be Overhauled In New Legislation Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski announced a piece of legislation on Friday that aims to overhaul the law governing school fire safety reports to ensure adequate inspections take place and that reports are filed in a timely manner. The legislation addresses the lack of recourse for schools that do no comply in a timely fashion to submit an annual fire safety report or do not submit one entirely. Under Zebrowski’s legislation the state Commissioner of Education would be granted several powers to compel public and private schools to submit annual fire safety reports. He is also calling for trained…

by Zachary Croce

08/29/2016

News

Two Missing Teens Found In Bear Mountain Park This story has been updated.Two teenage boys who went off trail and got separated from their group while hiking in Bear Mountain State Park in Rockland County Thursday afternoon have been found Friday morning, according to multiple reports. The teens, both 16 years old, are Yeshiva students from Brooklyn who part of a group from Camp Karlin Stolin Camp in Ulster County. They were found in the woods at around 9:30 a.m., according to ABC 7. A massive search that included volunteers lasted nearly 16 hours. New York State Parks Police searched for the teens throughout the night. Check back t…

by Zachary Croce

08/26/2016

Sports

Rockland Tag Team To Share The Ring With Idols When Tommy and JP Grayson -- born Spencer and Justin DuBoff -- first drove to Lake Hiawatha two years ago it was the furthest distance they’d driven on their own. Tommy leaned over toward his brother. “Get used to these roads because we’re going to be living on them,” he said. The Amazing Graysons, who hail from Stony Point and graduated from North Rockland High School, are a tag team wrestling duo who derive their name from the DC Comics hero, Nightwing. Thursday night will mark the third time the brothers have wrestled in front of their hometown crowd at the Rumble in Rockland in Pomon…

by Zachary Croce

08/25/2016

Lifestyle

Piermont's 14 & Hudson Takes Home DVlicious Best Brunch Honors PIERMONT, N.Y. - A number of factors contribute to a great bunch, one of which is sourcing the best ingredients possible. Just ask Chef Eric Woods, who co-owns 14 & Hudson in Piermont with his wife, Paula Clemente Woods. “I know it’s cliche but it’s true,” he told Daily Voice. 14 & Hudson was voted by Daily Voice readers to have the best brunch in Rockland County, part of our ongoing DVlicious contest. The couple said it was great to be recognized by the community for the work they do, and they will continue striving to serve the best food possible. The other factors that make fo…

by Zachary Croce

08/25/2016

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