Counties Urge Swift Federal Action to Protect Local Services

Counties Urge Swift Federal Action to Protect Local Services

The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) this week sent a letter to the New York Congressional Delegation calling on Congress to swiftly pass a fourth stimulus bill that provides additional funding for counties and the State of New York. Specifically, the counties are supporting Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s request seeking an increase in federal Medicaid […]

SUEZ TO WAIVE LATE FEES TO CUSTOMERS DURING COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS

SUEZ TO WAIVE LATE FEES TO CUSTOMERS DURING COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS

SUEZ North America announced today that the company has waived late bill fees for all customers until further notice in light of the COVID-19 crisis. The company previously announced its intention to suspend service shutoffs for non-payment until further notice and also reconnect customers recently disconnected. “We understand the tremendous financial hardship this pandemic has […]

Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources to Close County Park Properties for the Foreseeable Future

Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources to Close County Park Properties for the Foreseeable Future

The Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources will be closing all County Parks, effective 6 a.m., Tuesday, April 7 for the foreseeable future. In order to protect the public’s health and safety due to the spread of the 2019 novel (new) Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources has closed all park facilities […]

County Issues Public Health Order to enable Enforcement of NYS Order Prohibiting Gatherings

County Issues Public Health Order to enable Enforcement of NYS Order Prohibiting Gatherings

NEW CITY, NY, – To curtail the rapid spreading of COVID-19 in Rockland County, County Executive Ed Day has announced that Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Ruppert has issued a new Public Health Order. The Order specifies criminal penalties associated with the violation of the common-sense social distancing and gathering prohibitions set forth by New […]

COVID-19 INFORMATION FOR NON-HEALTH CARE EMPLOYERS:  Instructions on When an Employee can Return to Work 

COVID-19 INFORMATION FOR NON-HEALTH CARE EMPLOYERS:  Instructions on When an Employee can Return to Work 

New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert continue to inform employers in Rockland County about guidance for the end of an employees’ isolation due to COVID-19.  As an essential business, described here: https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026, knowing when an employee who has been exposed to, believed to, or confirmed to have COVID-19 is allowed to return to work […]

IRS-Criminal Investigation warns taxpayers of COVID-19 economic impact payment scams

IRS-Criminal Investigation warns taxpayers of COVID-19 economic impact payment scams

NEW YORK – The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is urging New York taxpayers to be vigilant of emerging scams targeting COVID-19 economic impact payments. “We are living in unprecedented times and each one of us is struggling one way or another,” said Jonathan Larsen, Special Agent in charge of the IRS-CI New […]