COVID-19 testing center set up in Village of Haverstraw

COVID-19 testing center set up in Village of Haverstraw

By Keith Shikowitz Town and village elected officials in Haverstraw have been doing everything humanly possible to ensure the safety of the residents. This includes their physical and mental well-being. One way they have accomplished part of this goal is by working with State Representatives Assemblyman Zebrowski and Senator Skoufis to have a testing center […]

ASSEMBLYMAN COLIN SCHMITT CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO NYS COVID-19 NURSING HOME DEATHS

ASSEMBLYMAN COLIN SCHMITT CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO NYS COVID-19 NURSING HOME DEATHS

Washingtonville, NY — (05/06/2020) Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt (R,C,I-New Windsor) has sent a letter to the US Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Inspector General for Investigations requesting an independent federal investigation into COVID-19 related deaths and New York State nursing homes. This follows news of dramatically unreported COVID-19 fatality numbers from state nursing […]

May Declared Mental Health Awareness Month in Rockland

May Declared Mental Health Awareness Month in Rockland

County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Alden H. Wolfe both issued Proclamations declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Rockland County. Both Proclamations will be presented to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Rockland, which works with people who are living with mental illness and their families through education, support […]

Legislature Honors Nurses As Nation Marks National Nurses’ Week

Legislature Honors Nurses As Nation Marks National Nurses’ Week

The Rockland County Legislature is celebrating National Nurses Week by publicly recognizing local nurses and thanking all for their service. “This year, honoring our nurses is more important than ever,” Legislator Aney Paul said. “They are risking their lives on the frontlines in hospitals everywhere as they help battle the coronavirus, caring for the sickest […]