BRABENEC: COMMON CORE, ETHICS REFORM IMMEDIATE CONCERNS ENTERING 2016 SESSION

LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE With the 2016 Legislative Session officially commencing Wednesday, Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) has outlined his list of top priorities that build on the accomplishments from his first year in office. Brabenec has been an outspoken opponent of the implementation of Common Core since his election in 2014, and said he will continue […]

12 QUIT SMOKING TIPS FOR THE NEW YEAR

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert encourage residents to consider these 12 tried and true tips, from the Health Department’s Put It Out Rockland Quit Smoking Program, to help you quit for the New Year: Don’t let fear stop you: Every smoker knows the fear that […]

SENATOR LARKIN’S VIEW ON OUTSIDE INCOME LEGISLATION

Op-ed by State Senator William Larkin (R, C – Cornwall-on-the-Hudson) Public service is a laudable field, and we should do everything possible to ensure that civic-minded, community-oriented men and women have the opportunity and ability to serve. Part of service is having a code of conduct, a sense of justice and abiding the highest ethical […]

Snow Tubing in Orange County

Cold weather fun for the whole family can be found snow tubing at Orange County’s Thomas Bull Memorial Park this winter. The Orange County Snow Tubing & Winter Sports Park is tentatively scheduled to open Saturday, January 16, conditions permitting. The park is situated in the Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 State Route 416 in […]

FREE RADON TEST KITS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HEALTH DEPT.   Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announces that January is Radon Action Month, a good time to learn about radon and its risks, and get your home tested.   Though radon can get into any type of building, including homes, offices, and schools, you and your […]

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