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🌱 How a deadly Route 202 crash impacted Suffern residents Monday

And on the Suffern Patch calendar - Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

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Hi Suffern! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a deadly Route 202 crash impacted Suffern residents Monday
  • Are Suffern's deaf residents getting the interpreters they're promised?
  • How Suffern police helped drive Rockland's latest drug convictions

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: Warmer with clouds and sun, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 1 Killed In Head-On Crash Involving Sedan, Garbage Truck In Ramapo: Police (patch.com) — A Suffern woman was killed and another Suffern resident injured in a head‑on collision between a sedan and a garbage truck on Route 202 in Wesley Hills Monday morning. Ramapo police say the truck driver showed no signs of impairment, and Route 202 was closed for hours while investigators worked to determine the cause.
   

• Rockland deaf patients seek better access to ASL interpreters (lohud.com) — Deaf residents in Rockland, including a counselor at the Marty Langer Home in Suffern, say they still struggle to get in‑person ASL interpreters for medical visits despite a new Westchester Medical Center policy. Patients describe arriving at appointments to find only video interpreting or no interpreter at all, raising concerns about safely understanding diagnoses, treatments, and consent discussions.
   

• Two Plead Guilty in Rockland Drug Case (rocklandnews.com) — Rockland County prosecutors say two men have pleaded guilty to felony crack cocaine sales in Nyack as part of the county's "Operation Spring Cleaning" investigation. The multi-agency Drug Task Force behind the case includes officers from the Suffern Police Department, underscoring how local law enforcement is tied into broader county efforts against drug dealing.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Ramapo

  • Ramapo Under Moderate Fiscal Stress According to OSC; Other Rockland Towns Score Well On Stress Tests (rcbizjournal.com)
  • Rockland County District Attorney Announces Two Defendants Plead Guilty In Drug Task Force's 'Operation Spring Cleaning' (monseyscoop.com)

Spring Valley

  • Is 'Survivor' on tonight? Season 51 Episode 2 details (lohud.com)
  • New Rochelle ties Mamaroneck, boys soccer scoreboard for week of Sept. 28 (lohud.com)

Nanuet

  • Nanuet, Put Valley win, see field hockey scoreboard for week of Sept. 28 (lohud.com)

Ok Suffern! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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