• NY to Close Six Prisons Across the State as Prison Population Drops

    November 19, 2021 by Six New York state correctional facilities will close next March in a cost-cutting move by the governor as the inmate population declines, that’s according to a report by the Associated Press. The state Department of Corrections says inmates will be sent to other locations, there won’t be any layoffs, and the […]

  • NY Governor Marks Transgender Week

    November 19, 2021 by New York’s governor Tuesday marked Transgender Awareness Week by signing two bills that expand protections for the LGBTQ+ community. Governor Kathy Hochul says there’s also more that can be done to help victims of sex trafficking… Hochul also signed the “Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together” act, which increases protections for […]

  • Leave the Leaves, or Rake Them to the Curb, but Don’t Put Them in the Street

    November 19, 2021 by Those leaves you’ve been raking out of your yard…you know they shouldn’t supposed to be in the street, right? In some areas you could be fined for putting them in the roadways. Mike Wilson is with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Stony Point and hosts the Storm Water Consortium monthly show here […]

  • Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick hosts over 800 local seniors for first annual “Senior Fair”

    SUFFERN, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick hosted over 800 local senior citizens at his first annual “Senior Fair” on Thursday, November 18th from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the Rockland Community College Eugene Levy Fieldhouse. The event featured around 80 businesses, organizations, and government departments which provided free information and services geared towards senior citizens.  “It […]

  • RCC Visual and Performing Arts Department Present “The Laramie Project” This Weekend

    ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (November 18, 2021) – Rockland Community College’s Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) department and the Campus Players are once again producing live theatre and will be performing “The Laramie Project” on Friday, November 19th at 8 pm; Saturday, November 20th at 8 pm and a 2 pm matinee on Sunday, November 21st. […]

  • The Rockland County Deferred Compensation Committee to meet November 23rd

    DATE & TIME:Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 1:00 PM LOCATION:Radio Room Building – Main Room55 New Hempstead RoadNew City, NY 10956 LOCATION NOTES:Members of the public may attend the meeting.The meeting location is ADA accessible for those needingaccommodations for mobility issues.If you need accommodations for other conditions, please email LOWERYS@CO.ROCKLAND.NY.US.