County Legislators and Advocates Share Details of Now-Postponed Safety and Dignity for All Act for All

County Legislators and Advocates Share Details of Now-Postponed Safety and Dignity for All Act for All

  In the wake of the shooting of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti by a federal border patrol agent  in Minneapolis, Legislator Beth Davidson (D-Nyack, Clarkstown), Majority Leader Alden Wolfe (D-Ramapo), Deputy Majority Leader Dana Stilley (D-Orangetown), Public Safety Committee Chair Paul Cleary (D-Haverstraw) and Legislator Jesse Malowitz (D-Suffern) urged the County to protect our immigrant […]

Lifetime Care for 9/11 Responders and Survivors Secured

Lifetime Care for 9/11 Responders and Survivors Secured

Congressman Mike Lawler has joined Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02) and members of the New York delegation in announcing that the FY 2026 appropriations minibus package includes full funding for 9/11 health care through the program’s lifetime, ensuring certainty of continued care for 9/11 responders and survivors. Congress established the WTCHP on a bipartisan basis […]

Community News 2.5.2026

Community News 2.5.2026

What’s going on in Rockland County from Thursday, February 5th – Wednesday,  February 11th Email gillian@rocklandcountytimes.com with events! Orangetown NYACK: The Nyack Center, Orwell: 2+2=5 February 11th Don’t miss Rivertown Film’s presentation of Orwell: 2+2=5. Directed by Raoul Peck. 2025, USA/France, 119 minutes.  George Orwell was one of the most radical and visionary authors of […]

Has the Met Takeover Made the Mets Better?

Has the Met Takeover Made the Mets Better?

The baseball offseason has become the ultimate marathon come winter time.  From a time standpoint, it almost feels it takes as long as the 162 games that are played throughout the year.  For Mets fans, this offseason could not have started on a more sour note.  The team lost cornerstone players Edwin Diaz and Pete […]

STAC Receives Google Grant

STAC Receives Google Grant

St. Thomas Aquinas College has received a grant from Google.org through their partnership with Rize Education, supporting the Institution’s work to develop future-focused academic programs aligned with evolving student and workforce needs. The grant was awarded to select members of the Lower Cost Models Consortium (LCMC), a national consortium of colleges and universities dedicated to […]