The 100 Deadliest Days of the Year: Educating Young People to Avoid Impaired, Drunk and Distracted Driving

By Town Supervisor George Hoehmann ** All the victims in the photos are actors*On Tuesday, we completed the third and final demonstration in partnership with our school districts, police and first responders for seniors at Clarkstown North High School in New City, on the dangers of drunk, impaired and distracted driving. Providing a real life […]

POW’R Against Tobacco and statewide partners kick off 2022 It’s Not Just campaign

The non-profit organization POW’R Against Tobacco and statewide partners have officially kicked off the regional and statewide launch of Tobacco Free New York State’s 2022 “It’s Not Just” campaign, intended to educate people across New York State about the tobacco industry’s historically inequitable marketing and promotion of menthol-flavored tobacco products.  The “It’s Not Just” campaign […]

County Gas Sales Tax Cap to Take Effect: Gasoline Sales Tax Capped at $2 Through February 2023

County Gas Sales Tax Cap to Take Effect: Gasoline Sales Tax Capped at $2 Through February 2023

Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. remind residents the local sales cap tax on motor fuel, which is capped at $2 per gallon, goes into effect tomorrow, June 1. The change means local sales tax will only be applied to the first $2 of a gasoline purchase. Inspectors from […]

“Saluting Heroes For Their Sacrifice”

By County Executive Ed Day Memorial Day is without question the most solemn holiday of the year, paying tribute to those who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice. When the Civil War ended in 1865, it claimed more lives than any conflict in American History and the tragedy soon morphed into tributes for the fallen […]