Legislature’s March 18 Women’s History & Irish-American Heritage Month Celebrations Canceled; Will Be Rescheduled New City, NY (March 11, 2020) –To protect the health of both the public and county employees, the Rockland County Legislature is cancelling committee meetings and restructuring its full board sessions. “This is the safe and prudent action to take and […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I have no doubt that by now you are all well aware of the situation regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) here in Rockland and across our State and Country. Instead of more of the same, I offer you this breath of fresh air and a reminder that there are so many […]
United Nation Says 290.5 million students are missing class due to the coronavirus Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) introduced emergency legislation (S.7996) to ensure if New York’s schools close due to the coronavirus that their State funding is not impacted. Under current State law, if a school district must close due to the Coronavirus and cannot stay […]
We are currently investigating a death within the Village of Suffern. There has been no official determination made relating to cause of death. We know that there are rumors linking this death to Coronavirus (COVID-19) but no testing has yet been performed. Please be assured that we will be testing for influenza and other common […]
YONKERS, NY – Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts (“Empire City”) announced today the suspension of racing operations at its harness track, Yonkers Raceway, through Wednesday, March 18th. Empire City learned on Tuesday, March 10th that an employee of the Standardbred Owners Association (“SOA”), the harness horsemen association, tested positive for COVID-19 before passing away. […]
New City – County legislators held a special session Tuesday to obtain updates on the impacts of COVID-19 on Rockland, including the implications for public health, and the impact on the local economy from the drop off in Chinese tourism. “Worldwide, this virus is impacting just about everything and it’s important we do our best […]