County Executive’s Corner: “Albany, We Have a Problem”

County Executive’s Corner: “Albany, We Have a Problem”

By County Executive Ed Day Here in Rockland, every year, more than 51% of our Property Tax Levy, $66.7 million to be exact, goes to funding Medicaid. On the State level rising Medicaid costs are driving a $6.1 billion budget gap. Governor Cuomo believes that counties, like Rockland, are responsible for running up the tab […]

Music Sessions @ RoCA: Mudbone and Friends

Music Sessions @ RoCA: Mudbone and Friends

Saturday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 ($25 at the door) Join is for a special evening with Mudbone and guest singer/songwriters Jill Kinsey and Darryl Wayne Dasher. Mudbone’s performances reach a broad audience by taking them on an American musical journey from the late 19th century when bluegrass met the blues, through country, soul, funk and […]

Free Disaster Prep Trainings Offered

Free Disaster Prep Trainings Offered

New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day today announced the upcoming schedule of free trainings being provided by the Rockland Community Emergency Response Team (RCERT). The program, presented by the Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services and the Rockland County Youth Bureau, is designed to provide basic training in disaster preparedness for residents […]

Laborers Local 754 Endorses Senator David Carlucci in Congressional Race

Laborers Local 754 Endorses Senator David Carlucci in Congressional Race

On Wednesday Laborers Local 754 announced its support of State Senator David Carlucci to succeed Congresswoman Nita Lowey in New York’s 17th Congressional District. Local 754 represents more than 300 members in Rockland County. Many work in construction on highways, roads, bridges, hospitals and schools throughout the Hudson Valley. Laborers Local 754’s Business Manager, Stephen […]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education (RCC)

International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education (RCC)

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration was held Monday at the Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education located at Rockland County Community College. The keynote address was delivered by Abigail Miller, director of Education/Historian in residence. The ceremony was attended by well over 150 people. There was a candle-lighting ceremony for holocaust survivors and […]