Opinion By: Barbara Robinson In recent years, news stories about natural disasters have become more frequent and more severe. It is no secret that climate change is swiftly becoming one of the biggest problems of our time, requiring immediate and collaborative action. Supporting political leaders like Senator Pete Harckham is a great way to get […]
The County of Rockland has won a lawsuit filed in response to a State of New York law that demanded local elections occur only in even numbered years, cutting terms for all county officials down a year – a direct violation of our local charter – and ultimately forcing local races to be overshadowed by […]
National Fire Prevention Week Just over a month ago, contractors working at the Highland Nanuet Apartments began to smell gas. Authorities were quickly alerted and firefighters were on the scene within minutes, but a massive fire had already erupted in one of the buildings by the time they arrived. Efforts to get the already advanced […]
I am proud to let the people of Rockland know that the County of Rockland won the lawsuit against the State of New York’s election law that demanded local elections occur only in even numbered years, cutting terms for all county officials down a year – a direct violation of our local charter – and […]
Two young men were placed in police custody on Tuesday after fleeing from a Stony Point patrol car and totaling their own vehicle. During the midnight hours of October 8, the Stony Point Police Department received a report of a suspicious vehicle, with multiple occupants, removing mail from a mailbox in front of a residence […]
The Rockland County Department of Health, in collaboration with the Village of Haverstraw and Haverstraw King’s Daughters Library, is pleased to announce the installation of a StoryWalk® Project at Emeline Park located at 16 Front Street in Haverstraw, NY featuring the book I’m Hungry! iTengo Hambre! in English and Spanish by Angela Dominguez. StoryWalk® is […]