County Executiveโ€™s Corner: โ€œState of Emergencyโ€

County Executiveโ€™s Corner: โ€œState of Emergencyโ€

By County Executive Ed Day We are making progress. Our latest numbers show that 17,654 MMR vaccinations have been given since the beginning of the outbreak in October 2018. That number has increased by almost 700 since we declared this State of Emergency. While these numbers are the most recent provided by the state they […]

Address Infrastructure Reform from Top to Bottom

Address Infrastructure Reform from Top to Bottom

By Tom Madison Almost no single issue better personifies Washington gridlock than the sorry state of Americaโ€™s failing infrastructure. Our roads, bridges, ports, airports, water treatment plants, waste disposal systems and electricity grids are individually and collectively crumbling. Thereโ€™s unanimous agreement that action is urgently needed, yet Congress continues to sit on its hands, unable […]

Letter to editor: Rockland Co. bans smoking in adult care homes

Letter to editor: Rockland Co. bans smoking in adult care homes

To the Editor, Good news. Everyone’s hard work paid off. Rockland County Executive Ed Day has decided not to sign or veto the proposed Rockland County Local Law to ban smoking in adult care facilities. The proposed local law will take effect sixty days after it is filed with the office of New York State’s […]

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, CHIEFS OF POLICE AND SHERIFFS CALL ON GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO ENACT SENSIBLE CHANGES TO NEW YORKโ€™S BAIL SYSTEM

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, CHIEFS OF POLICE AND SHERIFFS CALL ON GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO ENACT SENSIBLE CHANGES TO NEW YORKโ€™S BAIL SYSTEM

Threats to public safety must be taken into account before releasing individuals back into our communities Albany, NY- The District Attorneys Association of New York (DAASNY), the New York State Sheriffsโ€™ Association (NYSSA) and the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police (NYSACOP) join together in calling on the Governor and the Legislature to […]

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: State eliminates $4.7M in funding for veterans mental health program, including $185K for BRIDGES in Rockland County, putting services for returning veterans at risk

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: State eliminates $4.7M in funding for veterans mental health program, including $185K for BRIDGES in Rockland County, putting services for returning veterans at risk

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman In Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed 2019 state budget, $4.7 million in funding designated for the Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Program has been cut statewide. The program has been effective improving the lives of many troubled returning US war veterans, many of whom were considered at risk of mental […]

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