March 15 โ 21 is National Poison Prevention Week Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert want to help you keep your children safe from medicines and vitamins that could cause them harm. “More than 60,000 young children end up in emergency rooms each year because they got into […]
By Michael Stumo As the recent presidential debates have shown, many in Washington are eager to move forward on a renewable energy future. Policymakers are already considering wider production of electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels. But thereโs a problem. The United States currently produces only a fraction of the different metals needed to […]
To the Editor, This past week, some members of the Rockland County Legislature wrote a letter to a federal regulator in Washington opposing the sale of Indian Point from its current owner, Entergy, to a company, Holtec, that specializes in the dismantling of nuclear power plants. The legislators (none of whom, to the best of […]
By County Executive Ed Day For nearly 12 months the Rockland County Department of Health battled one of the most infectious diseases on this planet and brought itโs spread to a screeching halt. Our experience with the measles outbreak was extensive. The Health Department contacted thousands of individuals as part of their disease investigations and […]
By County Executive Ed Day We recently announced a total of $212,000 in tourism grants to 32 local organizations. This funding is another step towards continuing to improve and enrich life in our community. This would not have been possible without the efforts of Jeremy Schulman, our Director of Economic Development and Tourism and his […]
By Drew Johnson Speaking at the United Nations in December, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew cheers by saying the United States was “still in” the Paris Climate Agreement. Green activists applauded Pelosi’s defense of the international climate accord, which President Trump has vowed to exit. They claim remaining in the Paris Agreement will help reduce […]