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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
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 […]
The Deadline’s Approaching to Enter O&R’s STEM Classroom Grants Competition; Winners to be Awarded Up To $1,000 Each for Outstanding Student Programs
PEARL RIVER, NY May 6, 2020 — The deadline is looming for proposals for Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.’s (O&R) popular STEM Classroom Grants program, an academic competition in which winners are awarded up to $1,000 each for outstanding student STEM programs. Winning proposals should ride the cutting edge of studies focusing on science, technology, engineering […]
Rockland County Auto Dealers Deliver 35,000 Masks for Residents in Need
Franchise new car auto dealers in Rockland County, working through the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA), donated 35,000 face masks to residents to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is part of a donation of half a million masks GNYADA is making to the 12 downstate counties, including New York City. Auto […]
Suffern Passes Resolution Opposing Danskammer Fracked Gas Plant
On Monday night the Suffern Board of Trustees passed a resolution in opposition of the expansion of the Danskammer fracked-gas power plant in Newburgh. By taking this action, Suffern became the 17th municipality to oppose the project, and the first municipality in Rockland County. In response to the vote, Food & Water Action organizer Emily Skydel released the […]