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Rockland Students Honored with EMC Awards
New City, NY –The Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources celebrated the creativity and environmental awareness of local students on Monday, announcing the winners of the 2025 Environmental Management Council (EMC) Earth Day Creative Arts Contest. The contest, which aims to engage young minds in protecting the environment, honors the memory of Eleanor Burlingham, the…
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NY Legislators Push First Responder Peer Support Bill for Mental Health Challenges
Albany, NY — New York State Senator Pete Harckham and New York State Assemblyman Chris Burdick, alongside mental health advocates and first responders, gathered at the State Capitol to call for the immediate passage of the First Responder Peer Support Bill. This proposed legislation aims to establish a comprehensive statewide mental health and peer support…
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Nyack Fires in Two Apartment Complexes: Emergency Crews Battle Blazes
By Kim Anderson Nyack, NY – Two separate and severe fires broke out Tuesday morning in downtown Nyack, prompting a massive emergency response and displacing numerous residents. Both incidents occurred within close proximity and within the same hour, straining fire and emergency crews county-wide. The first blaze erupted around 11 a.m. on the sixth floor…
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Nyack Hosts Public Workshop to Launch $4.5M New York Forward Grant Planning
NYACK, NY — The Village of Nyack held its first public workshop on Thursday evening at the Rockland BOCES Gym to gather community input for its $4.5 million New York Forward grant. Residents had the opportunity to share project ideas with the Local Planning Committee, which will spend the next six months identifying and recommending…
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DA Tom Walsh and Haverstraw PD Host Gun Buyback Event on June 7
HAVERSTRAW, NY — In a continued effort to promote public safety and reduce gun violence, Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh, in partnership with the Town of Haverstraw Police Department, will host a community gun buyback event on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Village Hall, 40 New Main Street.…
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Towns and Villages Across Rockland Converting to .Gov Website Domains
MONTEBELLO, NY — The Village of Montebello is making a significant step forward in digital modernization by transitioning its official web and email domain from villageofmontebello.com to montebellony.gov. This switch reflects several domain changes by local villages and governments, over the past several months. The Town of Stony Point recently changed its website to StonyPointNY.gov,…