Towns of Rockland County, NY
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Senior of the Year Awards
Two Residents Honored For Community Service New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day and Office for the Aging Director Martha Robles honored two super seniors in Rockland Thursday for their longtime community service to helping others. Winsome Downie Rainford was named 2022 Senior of the Year for dedicating her life to helping others overcome challenges. Rainford…
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BRIDGES supports ‘Operation Green Light’
(ROCKLAND) November 3, 2022 – Operation Green Light is a new national collaborative initiative of the National Association of Counties (NACo). Operation Green Light supports military Veterans, as well as raises awareness about the unique challenges faced by many Veterans and the resources that are available at the county, state and federal level to assist…
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Day Names Chiimbwe New Human Rights Commissioner
New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day is proud to announce that Spencer Chiimbwe of Stony Point is Rockland’s new Commissioner of Human Rights. Chiimbwe was selected following an extensive recruitment process through multiple avenues including online job sites, the County of Rockland website, and was assisted by the valued members of the Human Rights Commission, members…
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Reichlin-Melnick Secures Grant to Support Rockland Police Academy Training Facility
ROCKLAND, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick joined Sheriff Louis Falco, Undersheriff Robert Van Cura, and and others in law enforcement at the Rockland County Police and Public Safety Academy to announce state grant funding he has secured to support law enforcement officer training. Senator Reichlin-Melnick said, “Rockland County was recently ranked the third safest county in the…
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Notice of Indian Point Testing
There will be a test of the Indian Point sirens in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange Counties, on Wednesday, November 2nd 2022, at approximately 10:30 am. This sounding is only a test. If there were an emergency at the nuclear power plants, the sirens would be sounded continuously at full volume for 4 minutes, followed by an activation of…
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American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign – Free Smoke Alarms
The American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign helps save lives by installing free smoke alarms in homes that don’t have them, and by educating people about home fire safety. They will make an appointment to come to your home and install them!