• County Update On Storm Damage

    Palisades Parkway Remains Closed At Exit 14  New City, NY – The County of Rockland is pleased to announce the reopening of several major roads less than 48 hours after Sunday’s severe storm that caused significant damage to our community. Thanks to the dedicated teams of emergency responders, public works personnel, and road maintenance crews who […]

  • Stay Cool in the Summer Heat and Humidity

    NEW CITY, NY, – With very hot weather and high humidity in the forecast, the Rockland County Department of Health urges residents to take these simple steps to stay cool and help prevent heat-related illnesses: “Please stay indoors in a place with working air conditioning. And if you need a place with working air conditioning, please […]

  • NYC Takes Legal Action To Move County Lawsuit Into City Jurisdiction

    Move Follows Another Firetrap Discovered By County New City, NY – This week the Rockland County Office of Buildings and Codes and Center for Rockland Codes Investigations came across another unlawfully converted firetrap; a 2-family home in the Village of Spring Valley with 25 beds. Rockland County, while beautiful, is suburban and does not have the infrastructure […]

  • Paul Louis Previdi

    Paul Louis Previdi, 67, of River Vale, NJ, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Devoted father of Jessica Vara and her husband Scott and Megan Previdi. Proud grandfather of Liliana, Emma and Watson. Loving brother of James Previdi and Cathy Smith and her husband Rick. He is also survived by his former wife […]

  • Storm Triggers Flash Floods in Rockland, Orange Counties, One Drowns, Highways Close, Millions in Damage, Governor Declares Emergency

    The National Weather Service reports that the Sunday’s storm system hit the Hudson Valley with as much as eight inches of rain in areas This story is being updated as it develops. HIGHLAND FALLS, NY – A slow-moving storm system brought heavy rain across a wide section of New York State on Sunday evening, flooding […]

  • Orange County Storm Update: Senator Skoufis Calls for FEMA Declaration, Governor Hochul Declares State of Emergency

    Orange County NY storm devastates Town of Highlands, West Point, surrounding areas In the wake of a calamitous rainfall and ensuing destruction in Orange County, which claimed at least one life and obliterated critical infrastructure, New York State Senator James Skoufis called for the Federal Government to issue a Federal Emergency Management Agency declaration. Gov. […]