• Senator Skoufis Commends Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Receiving National Accreditation 

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) presented Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois with a proclamation in recognition of the agency’s achievement in being awarded with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation.  CALEA was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations in the […]

  • Skoufis Presents Monroe Marathon Runner and Widow of First Responder with Senate Commendation

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) recently awarded a Senate Commendation to Monroe resident Irene Sullivan for her run in the 2021 NYC Marathon, raising almost $20,000 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in memory of her late husband, Brian.  Tunnel to Towers provides mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young […]

  • Robert C. Carney

    Robert C. Carney, 46, of Northvale, NJ, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 1, 2022. Beloved son of Laurie and the late Richard Carney. Proud father of Richard “RJ”, Aidan and Gavin. Dearest brother of Thomas and wife Roxana, Laura Heyn and husband Derek, and Curtis and wife Cassandra. Loving uncle of Joseph, Evan, Hannah, […]

  • Rockland Community Power update in Upper Nyack

    Upper Nyack is proud to be a founding member of the Rockland Community Power clean energy program. Through this program, six Rockland communities came together in 2020 to create a large aggregate or buying group, through which residents may purchase 100% renewable energy or standard energy at competitive, fixed rates. Since November 2020, this program […]

  • ‘The Virtuous Life of Joseph Andrews’ coming to Penguin Rep Theatre

    ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK (August 2, 2022) – Summer fun starts August 12 when Penguin RepTheatre, the Stony Point-based nonprofit professional theatre, presents the world premiere of the newcomedy with music, THE VIRTUOUS LIFE OF JOSEPH ANDREWS, live on stage, Artistic Director JoeBrancato announced today. Inspired by Henry Fielding’s classic novel, this rollicking comic romp […]

  • Reichlin-Melnick delivers $615,000 for projects in Orangetown communities

    ORANGETOWN, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Rockland/Westchester) announced that he has secured $615,000 in state grants for Orangetown and the three incorporated villages within the town–Nyack, Piermont and Grandview-on-Hudson. The grant funds will be used to improve parks and provide public works vehicles. The grants come through the State and Municipal (SAM) Grants Program. “My team and I […]