COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Legislator Jay Hood Jr. said a session is being organized to provide residents and business owners with more information regarding the drinking water violations that have been reported by Suez New York. “The public wants more information and we will work to provide it,” Legislator Hood (D-Haverstraw) said. “I want […]
Pontiff laments society “no longer knows how to deal” with basic questions BY THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. Pope Francis sounded the trumpets this week, warning believers against the precepts of transgender ideology, specifically its claim of fluid sexual identity among children. In his new letter on marriage and the family, Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day There are good reasons why water has been called the most precious resource: without it there are no communities, no businesses, no people, no life. Here in Rockland we are blessed with several water sources, including water from deep underground and water that collects in reservoirs. The people […]
Open Letter to Legislative Chairman Alden Wolfe and the Rockland County Legislature from Finger Lakes Zero Waste Coalition, Inc. Dear Mr. Wolfe, We are writing to inform you of a webinar about waste reduction that will take place on April 14, 2016. <https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5307184670312417537>. The Finger Lakes region unfortunately contains the three largest active landfills in […]
Putting Public Safety First BY LEGISLATOR TONEY L. EARL (D- Spring Valley) Several months ago, the issue of security in county government buildings started to become a political football of sorts after County Executive Day repeatedly advocated the placement of armed guards at all county buildings. It is critical that our county buildings are safe […]
Rockland County Executive Ed Day has a new director of strategic communications, Jane Lerner, formerly of the Journal News. Scott Salotto, who held the position since Day appointed him at the nascency of his administration, has accepted a position at Rockland BOCES as director of communications and governmental relations. Before joining Day’s war room in 2014 […]