County Executive’s Corner: Limits on Water, Limits on Development

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Many of you already know that the Rockland Department of Health declared a Stage II water emergency last week and put in place water restrictions limiting how often lawns can be watered, among other water-saving steps. Since then, we’ve gotten a little rain, but not enough. We are hoping […]

Transgendered person victim of attack in Spring Valley

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE VILLAGE OF SPRING VALLEY POLICE DEPT. Eddy Perez-Zenteno, 31, of 52 South Madison Avenue, Spring Valley has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree for an alleged attack against a transgender male. The Spring Valley Police Department (SVPD) responded to a report of […]

COUNTY SAYS WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN ROCKLAND COUNTY MOSQUITOES

First pool (group) of mosquitoes to test positive this season for West Nile Virus in Rockland County COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert today announced that the first pool, or group, of mosquitoes to test positive this year in Rockland County for West Nile Virus […]

Pearl River company wins $400M contract with U.S. Department of Defense, will add jobs in Rockland

BY KATHY KAHN Hudson Technologies, Inc. is adding a well-known entity to its list of clients: the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), which through its subsidiary the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) just inked a deal with the company for $400 million. It’s a five year contract with a five year renewable option to handle the military’s […]

Westchester Gets First New Dental School in Nearly 50 Years

There’s good news for the one in five Americans suffering from one or more untreated cavities in Westchester. The county will soon be able to offer an education in dentistry after nearly 50 years, thanks to the New York State Board of Regents. New York Medical College (NYMC) has recently received approval from the New […]

Imagine the Life of Law Enforcement

BY DIANE DIMOND Among America’s massive workforce are some 900,000 citizens who head out the door every day knowing they could wind up dead. Can you imagine having a job like that? These 900,000 are state and local law enforcement officers, the front line we Americans have to keep us safe. Fewer than 1 million […]