Rockland has lowest unemployment rate in the Hudson Valley

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE – Rockland County Executive Ed Day is proud to announce the latest New York unemployment figures, which show that the county has the lowest rate in the Hudson Valley and among the lowest in the state. Rockland’s unemployment rate in January was 4.3 percent, according to the state Department of Labor. That […]

TROUBLED NANUET MOTEL TO BE PADLOCKED

TROUBLED NANUET MOTEL TO BE PADLOCKED

Infamous Days Inn In Nanuet Cited as Public Nuisance Following Several Years of Drug, Weapons and Prostitution Arrests   Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe, joined by Rockland County Attorney Thomas E. Humbach, today filed an action to shut down and fine a notorious Nanuet motel that has served as a haven for illegal drug dealing, prostitution […]

Studies Suggest Good Oral Hygiene Can Prevent Dementia

Studies Suggest Good Oral Hygiene Can Prevent Dementia

Approximately 75% of people don’t replace their toothbrushes as often as they should, but perhaps people will be more inclined to keep up with good oral hygiene habits when they hear about the new research suggesting that losing teeth nearly doubles the risk of developing dementia. A study of elderly people published in the Journal […]

Rockland Suspends Brega, Seeks to End Bus Contracts

Rockland Suspends Brega, Seeks to End Bus Contracts

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE – Rockland County  suspended Richard Brega and the Brega organizations, barring them from bidding on future contracts, and moved to end some current contracts before they expire, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced last week. Brega was arrested by the FBI in January for allegedly falsifying municipal bus contracts with BOCES in his […]