With all the rain that has recently fallen, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert remind residents to be sure to get rid of any standing water around their home to help prevent mosquitoes from breeding on their property. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in or near water, and their […]
Ombudsman Alert fully supports free enterprise, so I will not try to curb any consumer’s ability to continue receiving robocalls, even if many of them represent obvious scams…let the buyer beware! However, many of us resent the proliferation of these calls on both our landlines and cell phones, and have, in many instances, put our […]
NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert caution Rockland residents and visitors about the continued importance of taking measures to protect against ticks, as a new tick species, the Haemaphysalis longicornis tick, commonly known as the “longhorned tick,” has been found in New York […]
State Senate Candidate Scott Vanderhoef called on the New York State Department of Health to increase and prioritize research of the Longhorned tick, which was recently discovered in multiple locations within Westchester and Rockland Counties. Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are a threat to our families and pets, however, it took the medical community […]
WEST NYACK, N.Y.: On Saturday, August 18th, 2018 Palisades Center will host a Hawaiian dance performance by “Aloha Paradise” that will take audience members on a journey through the South Pacific Islands. As true Pacific Islanders, every aspect of this dance group demonstrates the Hawaiian culture. All Hawaiian costumes are handmade and a few performers […]
BY BARRY WARNER “It has been a busy summer,” began School Superintendent Ileana Eckert to the Rockland County Times, “Our biggest thing obviously is transitioning to full-day kindergarten for all our children. It has been a long wish of ours.” “The extra funding came from the Governor this year and for the next three years,” […]