If you are a current or former smoker, you may qualify for a 10-minute lifesaving screening In 2023, one in eight adults was a smoker in Rockland County. Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Rockland County and is the leading cause of death from cancer nationwide. According to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, […]
County Legislature Recognizes Local Residents As Part Of National Nurse’s Week Celebration The Rockland County Legislature is celebrating National Nurses Week by recognizing the contributions of three local residents who have long worked as nurses while also volunteering for the betterment of their communities. Rockland County Legislature Vice Chair Dr. Aney Paul, who holds a […]
To the Editor Medieval kings were given the right by their wealthy friends to never be wrong in their actions, no matter how much they hurt the people. That governmental legal principle was known as, “The King can do no wrong.” On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court decided that the American President can do […]
The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has notified County Sheriff’s Offices that the state prison system will start accepting inmates and parole violators again on Monday, May 5th. Transfers of inmates were halted on February 17th when state correction officers staged a wildcat strike, a work stoppage unapproved by a labor union, […]
Thomas Robb, 22, of the United Kingdom, has pled guilty to fleeing the scene of an accident, Assault in the Third Degree and Reckless driving following an indictment on March 11, 2025. Robb was sentenced last week after facing damning testimony from the families of those harmed in the incident. At the time of his […]
Rockland County Legislators voted unanimously to back the purchase of a new boat for the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office for use by its patrol and emergency response Marine Unit. Rockland County Legislature Planning & Public Works Chairman Joel Friedman said the new boat is replacing a 26-year old vessel that has been reconditioned two different […]