Last month, Congressman Mike Lawler and Representative Elissa Slotkin introduced a new bill, the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices (CROP) for Farming Act. The goal of the CROP for Farming Act is to reduce nitrous oxide and methane emissions. Furthermore, it promotes carbon sequestration, also known as “carbon farming,” to take carbon from the air […]
Rockland County Legislator Aney Paul has partnered with TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal) to conduct a Winter Coat Drive for the benefit of our neighbors. “Through circumstances not of their own making, many families and individuals find themselves without the means to buy something as necessary as a warm winter coat,” Legislator Paul said. […]
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) recently honored over 90 older adults for their volunteerism as part of NYSOFA’s annual Older New Yorkers’ Day celebration presented during a November 3 livestream. Three Rockland County volunteers, Chris Hughes, Bert Hughes, and Art Manion, were included in the broadcast, each of them celebrated for […]
Rockland has officially been named a Clean Energy Community (CEC) by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NY-SERDA) after completing four High Impact Actions within the CEC program and will receive a $5,000 Designation Grant. The Designation Grant will be used to purchase electric landscaping equipment to be utilized by the Facilities […]
I am thankful my representative, Congressman Mike Lawler, has not only pledged to refrain from trading stocks while in office but has stood out from the pack by endorsing several proposals to ban congressional stock trading. When we elect a representative to Congress, we trust they will prioritize their constituents’ interests above their own personal […]
Last Thursday, Public Information Officer Scott Waters received the Outstanding Law Enforcement Professional Support Staff Award From New York/New Jersey Detectives Crime Clinic. The organization recognizes detectives and police officers across New York, mainly from the NYPD and District Atotorney’s offices in NYC. “Today was a special day,” Waters told the RCT. “Itwas an honor to receive […]