County Executive’s Corner: Rockland Non-profits to the Rescue

County Executive’s Corner: Rockland Non-profits to the Rescue

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It took the people of Rockland County just four days to fill four tractor-trailer trucks to the brim with relief supplies for fellow citizens in Puerto Rico. As proud as I am of our County government staff, particularly my Deputy County Executive Guillermo Rosa for organizing this effort, I […]

STONY PT. RESIDENTS EARN EAGLE SCOUT RANK

STONY PT. RESIDENTS EARN EAGLE SCOUT RANK

Rockland County Executive Ed Day congratulated North Rockland High School sophomore Anthony Rao of Troop 61 on becoming an Eagle Scout at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor. His community service project was refurbishing a donation receptacle at the Stony Point Little League fields. He collected new and gently used sports equipment that he donated […]

County Executive’s Corner: An Era of Renewal

County Executive’s Corner: An Era of Renewal

  By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Imagine a parallel universe where your Rockland County tax bill went up a staggering 35 percent to pay for a bloated $926.5 million budget. It could have happened – but it didn’t. Those were the predictions made in a multi-year budget plan done by the county in 2013, […]

COUNTY MARKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

COUNTY MARKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE– Rockland County Executive Ed Day joined local officials and advocates to declare Domestic Violence Awareness month in Rockland County. “Domestic violence is a scourge,” he said. “It’s something we all need to recognize for what it is – entrapment, reliance on an abuser, there are so many dynamics to this issue.” He […]

County Executive’s Corner: The Mass Transit Dream

County Executive’s Corner: The Mass Transit Dream

  By Rockland County Executive Ed Day When the state started creating plans in 2000 to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, many of us in Rockland County thought we would finally get the mass transit options that much of the New York metro area already enjoys. In the 17 years that it’s taken to […]

Rockland County Executive, Sheriff Sign Resolution for Homeland Security Grant

Rockland County Executive, Sheriff Sign Resolution for Homeland Security Grant

Rockland County will be safer thanks to a grant for $558,588 from the New York State Office for Homeland Security.Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Rockland Sheriff Louis Falco signed a resolution Monday to accept the funds, which will be used for the County’s counter-terrorism teams. The state grant will help Rockland County be better prepared in […]

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