COUNTY ACCEPTS FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION GRANT 

The feds are directing a $7.696 million transportation grant Rockland County’s way, county officials announced Wednesday. Rockland County Executive Ed Day signed a resolution to accept the monies this week. The Federal Transit Administration capital funds will be used for park and rides, bus shelters and other transit infrastructure needs, including a rehab projects for […]

Day responds to surprising jab from Ramapo New Direction campaign

Day responds to surprising jab from Ramapo New Direction campaign

Submitted by County Executive Ed Day When innocent children are placed in harm’s way, my administration will never hesitate to take immediate and decisive action to keep them safe and to be blunt; we are duty bound to take that action. Clearly “New Direction” candidates Bill Weber, Shani Bechhofer and Grant Valentine cannot comprehend that. […]

New Direction for Ramapo addresses New Hempstead school situation, criticizes local politicians

New Direction for Ramapo addresses New Hempstead school situation, criticizes local politicians

STATEMENT FROM NEW DIRECTION FOR RAMAPO Bill Weber, Shani Bechhofer, Grant Valentine (The Reform and Republican ticket) Once again, we witnessed the sad spectacle of school children suffering due to adult malfeasance, irresponsibility, and politicking.  Below is our position on the matter, having spoken with representatives of the school, the parent body, and the fire […]

County Executive, Art in Public Places Committee Dedicate Artwork

County Executive, Art in Public Places Committee Dedicate Artwork

Rockland County Executive Ed Day and the Rockland County Art in Public Places Committee on Wednesday dedicated two new county public artworks in front of Building D and Building A at the Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center in Pomona. “Support for the arts is an investment in Rockland’s economic well-being and quality of life,” […]

County Executive’s Corner: Ramapo’s Planning Failures Come Home to Roost

County Executive’s Corner: Ramapo’s Planning Failures Come Home to Roost

  By Rockland County Executive Ed Day You need look no further than a Rockland ballpark to see the results of a total failure of municipal planning in the county’s largest town, Ramapo. More than 400 children, some as young as five-years-old, are attending classes inside a baseball stadium. How is this possible? The immediate […]

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