Family Visitation Playground Opens

Family Visitation Playground Opens

New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day, Commissioner of Social Services Joan Silvestri and Director of Facilities Management Robert Gruffi cut the ribbon at the newly constructed Family Visitation Playground located at the rear of Building C at the Robert L. Yeager Health Center in Pomona. This playground equipment replaces a 25-year old facility […]

HALLOWEEN COMES TO BOWLINE PARK EARLY

HALLOWEEN COMES TO BOWLINE PARK EARLY

By Keith S. Shikowitz Halloween or All Hallows Eve is celebrated across the United States by millions of children going house-to-house trick or treating. This celebration is a dentist’s dream and a parent’s nightmare for their kids’ teeth. Halloween is traditionally marked by fun pranks, costumes and being able to trust where you got your […]

County Executive’s Corner: “Focus on the Positive”

County Executive’s Corner: “Focus on the Positive”

By County Executive Ed Day Last week I had the honor of inducting three extremely deserving individuals into the Rockland County Civil and Human Rights Hall of Fame. Barbara S. Williams, Virginia Norfleet and Paul Adler were selected from a list of distinguished nominees selected by the Human Rights Commission for making significant contributions to […]

Arrest made in fatal crash involving a motor vehicle and a lawnmower

Arrest made in fatal crash involving a motor vehicle and a lawnmower

RAMAPO, NY – The Ramapo Police Department released an update on their investigation into a May 19, 2019 fatal crash involving a motor vehicle and a lawnmower in the Village of Sloatsburg. “This is a follow up to the Ramapo Police and Rockland County District Attorney’s Office investigation of the May 19 crash involving a […]

JOHN GREEN HOUSE CELEBRATES 200 YEARS ON NOVEMBER 16 AT NYACK BOAT CLUB

JOHN GREEN HOUSE CELEBRATES 200 YEARS ON NOVEMBER 16 AT NYACK BOAT CLUB

An old Dutch sandstone house crucial to Rockland County’s early days will be celebrated on November 16 at the Nyack Boat Club. The public is invited to participate in this benefit party, which will also be honoring architect/historian/preservationist Win Perry. The John Green House was built by its namesake in Nyack near the foot of […]