PSA: September is Fall Prevention Awareness Month Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert are committed to raising awareness about fall prevention for older adults in the Rockland community. The facts are clear: falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older Americans. According to the […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE Rockland County Purchasing Director Paul J. Brennan has achieved national recognition for his outstanding professional accomplishments serving the taxpayers of Rockland. Mr. Brennan was awarded the highest honor from the National Institute of Government Procurement. “The rest of the nation now knows what we in Rockland has known for a long time […]
COUNTY PRESS RELEASE County Executive Ed Day and the Rockland County Department of Public Transportation have announced transit schedule changes for Labor Day. On Monday, September 5, Transport of Rockland (TOR) and TAPPAN ZEExpress (TZx) buses will operate Saturday schedules. TRIPS paratransit buses will operate ADA service only. TOR and TZx schedules and maps are at www.rocklandbus.com. Friday […]
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) and the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, has announced that the academic internship program coordinated by its Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy team is among the first hospital-based programs of its kind accredited by the Child […]
At its recent annual meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina, the National School Transportation Association (NSTA) presented awards to individuals and companies for achieving excellence within the school bus industry. Top among the honors, The Trans Group received the first ever company-wide Gold Certification from the NSTA’s Green School Bus Fleet Certification Program — an award […]
In recognition of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (September) the Rockland Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence, Inc. (RCADD) is holdings its ninth annual 5K Run/Walk event, Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Rockland Lake State Park, beginning at 9 a.m. This year’s theme is “Our Families, Our Stories, and Our Recovery!” RCADD also is […]