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  • Worksites in Rockland County Recognized for Being Lactation Friendly

    NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert are proud to announce that Dominican University New York, Finkelstein Memorial Library, and the Rockland Farm Alliance, have become the latest businesses/organizations in Rockland to be recognized as Lactation Friendly Worksites. Recognized worksites implement several steps to achieve Lactation […]

  • Harckham Announces $280K in State Grants for Arts Organizations in the 40th Senate District

    Peekskill, NY – New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today over $280,000 in state grants has been awarded to 14 different arts organizations in the 40th Senate District. The grants are part of a record level of state funding through the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support over 1,200 organizations and […]

  • Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Ending

    Final Applications Due By Jan. 20th New City, NY – The New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is permanently closing and the deadline to submit applications is 9:00 p.m., January 20th.  After that, applications will no longer be accepted. ERAP provided significant economic relief to low and moderate-income Rockland County households that experienced a financial […]

  • RCC and Ford Motor Company Team Up to Give Manhattan High School an Opportunity to Promote Expansion of Automotive-Industry Training Program for Underserved Youth

    High-school students interested in joining RCC/Ford Motor Company’s unique Automotive Career Exploration (ACE) program are encouraged to attend the January 24th event Suffern, NY (January 13, 2023) Through its partnership withFord Motor Company, Rockland Community College (RCC) offers an innovative opportunity for students to earn an associate degree as well as automotive-technology certifications while enrolled […]

  • Upper Nyack Board of Trustees Regular Meeting January 19th

    Located at the Old Stone Meeting House The Board of Trustees Regular meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting on Thursday, January 19th at 7:00 pm at the Old Stone Meeting House, 347 North Broadway, Upper Nyack, NY.  Trustees experiencing Extraordinary Circumstances who cannot attend the meeting in person may attend and participate in the meeting via […]

  • Day and Latimer Join Together on “LIHWAP Awareness Day” to Bring Attention to Funding Available to Help Low-Income Families Pay Their Water Bills 

    Nyack, NY — Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Westchester County Executive George Latimer were joined by social services and nonprofit leaders today in Nyack for a press conference in recognition of “LIHWAP Awareness Day.”  The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) is a federally funded program administered by New York State designed to […]