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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.

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Lifestyle
5 Senses In Haverstraw Serves Unique Food Truck Menu 5 Senses In Haverstraw Serves Unique Food Truck Menu
5 Senses In Haverstraw Serves Unique Food Truck Menu HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. - Jason Quiñones' story about how he got into business with Melissa Llanos is pretty casual.  At the time back in 2015 Quiñones, who is from Garnerville, was working at Beckerle Lumber, Llanos at DaVinci's Restaurant in Chestnut Ridge. The pair had worked together the previous 12 years, on and off, at Lucianna's in West Haverstraw. Quiñones knew a customer from Beckerle who owned a food truck. He inquired about it and found out it was for sale. He called up Llanos, who is from Haverstraw, and asked if she wanted to get a food truck.  "And she was like, 'sure,'" Q…

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Schools
Ramapo Students Walk The Runway In Fashion Show Ramapo Students Walk The Runway In Fashion Show
Ramapo Students Walk The Runway In Fashion Show SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. - Cameras flashed, poses were struck, and for a brief moment Ramapo Senior High School had all the glitz and glamour of New York Fashion Week.  Over 400 people attended the Runway Paparazzi  spring fashion showcase event, a collaboration between the high school's Fashion Club, the Class of 2018, and the Fashion House of London, which was founded by Ramapo alumnus Vershawn London.  The event was also overseen by Class of 2018 advisor Karen Hunt and helped raise $800 for the class. Production of the event began back in February for the May 20 event.  "For me, I just …

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Lifestyle
Craft Beer Festival Returns To Nanuet This Weekend Craft Beer Festival Returns To Nanuet This Weekend
Craft Beer Festival Returns To Nanuet This Weekend NANUET, N.Y. - Growler & Gill Craft Beer Shoppe will be the craft beer capital of the region this Saturday.  The shop will host the 4th annual Lower Hudson Valley Craft Beer Festival-a festival they founded-that will feature over 60 breweries, including local names like Defiant Brewery in Pearl River and Captain Lawrence in Elmsford.  "It kind of brings all the players in the craft beer community together," Growler & Gill co-owner Mike Fitzgerald said, from the breweries to the beer distributors, and of course the customers.  What sets the LHVCBF apart from other festival…

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Police & Fire
Nanuet Man Causes $3K In Damage In Boat Joy Ride, Stony Point Police Say Nanuet Man Causes $3K In Damage In Boat Joy Ride, Stony Point Police Say
Nanuet Man Causes $3K In Damage In Boat Joy Ride, Stony Point Police Say STONY POINT, N.Y. - Police arrested a Nanuet man after he allegedly took a boat from a yacht club without the owner's permission and went for a joy ride, according to a press release.  Eladio Torres, 24, was charged with petit larceny, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and criminal mischief on May 28. Torres allegedly took a 2006 28-foot Bayliner boat from the Minisceongo Yacht Club in Stony Point for a joy ride without the owner's consent, according to a press release.  The boat sustained around $3,000 worth of damage to its right hull as a result. However, it's unclear when or how this…

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Neighbors
New Eagle Scouts From West Nyack, Orangetown Honored By County Exec New Eagle Scouts From West Nyack, Orangetown Honored By County Exec
New Eagle Scouts From West Nyack, Orangetown Honored By County Exec CONGERS, N.Y. - Two new Eagle Scouts were honored by the county executive after they completed their respective service projects. Alex Bruen and Michael J. Rizzo, representing Troop 2055 of Blauvelt, were honored by County Executive Ed Day on May 21 at the Congers Lake Community Center after they obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. Alex Bruen is from West Nyack and Michael J. Rizzo is from Orangetown. “These fine young men have set an outstanding example by giving back to their community,” Day said. “We thank them for all of their efforts.” Eagle Scout is the highest attainable rank within t…

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Neighbors
Watchfires Burn Across Rockland County On Memorial Day Watchfires Burn Across Rockland County On Memorial Day
Watchfires Burn Across Rockland County On Memorial Day ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. - An annual tradition that began in 1987 to honor the veterans who didn't make it back resumed again across the county. Four Watchfires were lit and scheduled to burn for 24 hours beginning at midnight on Monday, May 30, an annual Memorial Day coordinated by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 333, Rockland County. The fires can be seen at the end of the Piermont Pier, at Clausland Mountain in Orangetown, Bowline Park in Haverstraw, and Eugene Levy Memorial Park in Pomona.  The tradition first began as a way to memorialize soldiers who served and didn't make it hom…

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Police & Fire
Seatbelt Compliance Way Up, Piermont Chief Says Seatbelt Compliance Way Up, Piermont Chief Says
Seatbelt Compliance Way Up, Piermont Chief Says PIERMONT, N.Y. - It looks like drivers who are passing through Piermont get the message: click it or ticket.  The Piermont Police Department began their Buckle Up, New York-Click It or Ticket seatbelt enforcement initiative on May 23. Already Police Chief Michael O'Shea said his officers are reporting a strong compliance rate from drivers.  "The compliance rate is well up, well over 90 percent," O'Shea said. 90 percent is currently the compliance rate of motorists throughout the state, according to statistics provided by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee. In 2011 the committ…

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Schools
Nursing Program At RCC In Suffern Graduates 37 In Class Of 2016 Nursing Program At RCC In Suffern Graduates 37 In Class Of 2016
Nursing Program At RCC In Suffern Graduates 37 In Class Of 2016 SUFFERN, N.Y. -- "...With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care." - Nightingale Pledge Rockland Community College graduated 37 students from the school's Nursing Program earlier this month in a traditional pinning ceremony.  The graduates recited the Nightingale Pledge, named for Florence Nightingale, who is considered the founder of modern nursing, during the ceremony before they were presented with their nursing pins. (The ceremony welcomes the students into the profession by presenting them with …

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Sports
Blood Drive Honors Tappan Zee Athletic Director Recovering From Aneurysm Blood Drive Honors Tappan Zee Athletic Director Recovering From Aneurysm
Blood Drive Honors Tappan Zee Athletic Director Recovering From Aneurysm ORANGEBURG, N.Y. - Tappan Zee High School will host a blood drive in June to honor and support its longtime athletic director, who is recovering from a brain aneurysm.  The Frawley Strong Drive will last 12 hours on June 2 from 8:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. and will honor Liam Frawley, 47, the district's athletic director for the past 11 years. Frawley is currently recovering from a brain aneurysm that hemorrhaged earlier this year in January.  "Liam is the most selfless person I have ever worked with in my life. He will do anything for anyone but he tries not to be in the limelight,"…

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Politics
County To Take Over Private School Fire Inspections, With Most In Ramapo County To Take Over Private School Fire Inspections, With Most In Ramapo
County To Take Over Private School Fire Inspections, With Most In Ramapo POMONA, N.Y. -- Rockland County was granted permission by the state Education Commissioner to conduct the fire inspections of 49 private schools, the bulk of them in Ramapo and Spring Valley, locals officials announced at a press conference today.  Four former or current Rockland County fire chiefs who are state-certified code enforcement officials will begin conducting inspections on May 27, something County Executive Ed Day said will be managed within the county's budget and at no additional cost to the taxpayers. "Starting tomorrow, our certified inspectors will be taking a look at…

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