While our active cases have now surpassed the previous peak of 2,964 that we saw in January of this year, our corresponding hospitalizations (46 confirmed cases as of December 24, 2021) are currently 57% lower than they were in January (107 confirmed cases on January 10, 2021) and 83% lower than they were at their […]
In the midst of an alarming spike of Covid cases in New York, Rockland’s representatives are urging the state to convert a piece of Harriman state park into a testing center as county residents wait in extended lines to determine who has the virus. Senator Reichilin-Melnick, Senator James Skoufis, and Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski have issued […]
The New York State Department of Education is giving students an unexpected Christmas gift. As the Omicron variant reignites concerns about mass gatherings and overwhelmed medical facilities, the state has chosen to cancel the January round of their standardized testing for public school students. “Given the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, the recent acceleration […]
There actually used to be a time when New York City was the home of football teams that played meaningful games in the month of December. That may be hard for some of you to actually believe, but that actually used to be a thing. The NY Football situation has gotten so vile and rotten that […]
Rockland’s County Executive has taken issue with a new directive from the state government. In response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to reinstate a mask mandate for all indoor public places statewide, Day has vowed to ignore the order, promising his constituents that Rockland’s government will not enforce mandatory mask use. Day announced his stance […]
Ten years ago, Roxanne Watson underwent a life-changing experience: a heart transplant. The Nanuet resident worked in retail for years and was a veteran of the aches and pains associated with the job. She went to Nyack Hospital in 2006 after pains in her back and her left side—pains she thought were caused from lifting […]