This week, Senator David Carlucci’s and Assemblyman Walter Mosley’s legislation (S.4336/A.6163), requiring all passengers buckle up in the back seat was signed into law by Governor Cuomo. Previously, only minors under 16 had to buckle up in the back seat or a driver could face a $50 fine upon first violation. Now, adult passengers can […]
The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) released its fourth in a series of Coronavirus Economic Impact reports designed to highlight the impact the pandemic is having on business activity and county revenues. The report comes a day after the State Division of Budget released its First Quarter Financial Plan Update that estimates State coffers are facing a current […]
SPRING VALLEY, NY – Last Thursday, the Spring Valley Police Department announced the passing of Retired Detective George Gibson at the age of 90. Detective Gibson started his career in 1964 as a Spring Valley Police Officer. In 1968, he became the first African American Police officer in Rockland County to be promoted to Detective. […]
By County Executive Ed Day Next week we are scheduling an executive level meeting with Orange and Rockland Utilities to discuss their insufficient and inadequate response to Tropical Storm Isaias. As a Legislator I sponsored this same type of meeting in 2012 with O&R after Sandy and will be holding them accountable for the promises […]
St. Paul’s Church was originally built in 1894, then newly constructed in 1969. The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Paul-St. Ann was established in 2015 through the merger of St. Paul’s Parish in Congers and St. Ann’s Parish in Nyack. Renovations on the church building on Lake Road, Congers began Dec. 26, 2019. The church’s […]
Rockland County, NY – It has been a long and much traveled road for Alex Fishberg to finally find his way back home to Rockland County. The 2012 graduate of Suffern High School took his talents as a catcher to Iona College in New Rochelle. However, sometimes the best laid plans often go off the […]