In 1949, May was officially designated as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. Promoting discussions surrounding mental health helps to break down the stigmatization of these very human struggles, which in turn makes it easier for individuals to seek assistance when those struggles become too much to handle. In several counties around New […]
On a surprisingly rain-free Saturday afternoon, the Haverstraw African American Connection, or HAAC, hosted a celebration to unveil the new statue that will be on display in the Haverstraw African American Memorial Park until July 7th, 2025. This statue memorializes Solomon Northup, the author of the memoir turned blockbuster film 12 Years a Slave. Northup, […]
The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has notified County Sheriff’s Offices that the state prison system will start accepting inmates and parole violators again on Monday, May 5th. Transfers of inmates were halted on February 17th when state correction officers staged a wildcat strike, a work stoppage unapproved by a labor union, […]
If it feels like you have been hearing about the REAL ID for a few decades now, it’s because you have. Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Congress passed the 2005 REAL ID Act to help bolster federal security. In the twenty years since the act passed, Americans have dealt with a push and pull […]
Thomas Robb, 22, of the United Kingdom, has pled guilty to fleeing the scene of an accident, Assault in the Third Degree and Reckless driving following an indictment on March 11, 2025. Robb was sentenced last week after facing damning testimony from the families of those harmed in the incident. At the time of his […]
Rockland County Legislators voted unanimously to back the purchase of a new boat for the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office for use by its patrol and emergency response Marine Unit. Rockland County Legislature Planning & Public Works Chairman Joel Friedman said the new boat is replacing a 26-year old vessel that has been reconditioned two different […]