Two people have been arrested in connection with the removal and desecration of an Israeli flag hanging from the exterior wall of the Town of Ramapo building on Route 59 in Suffern. Two men were arrested on Tuesday, November 14, the day after the incident was reported. The investigation revealed a group of people had […]
This week, the Rockland County Water Quality Coordinating Committee hosted a public meeting featuring a guest speaker from WildLawn, a professional land renovation firm that works with homeowners to integrate more sustainable management practices. While homeowners generally account for a smaller portion of the pollution introduced to our environment, sometimes described as “a drop in […]
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 […]