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  • Skoufis Earns Police Conference of NY Endorsement

    State Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) announced that he has received the formal endorsement of the Police Conference of New York, the state’s preeminent professional labor organization representing municipal PBAs. Skoufis is one of just five Democratic State Senators statewide to earn the group’s support. “Earning the backing of the Police Conference and its brave […]

  • Senator Reichlin-Melnick Honors Beckerle Lumber for Decades of Community Contributions

    ROCKLAND, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick recently presented a New York State Senate Empire Award to Beckerle Lumber, recognizing decades of contributions to Rockland County. Beckerle Lumber was established in 1940 by Laurence Pete Beckerle, Sr, whose son and grandsons continue to manage the business today. This family-operated business has four locations in Rockland (Congers, Haverstraw, […]

  • Senator Reichlin-Melnick Delivers Funding for New Installations at Rockland’s Holocaust Museum

    ROCKLAND, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick recently visited the Rockland Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education to present $75,000 in grant funds he secured for the organization. The grants which will be invested in artifact cases and an active electronic display about hate crimes to help educate museum visitors that anti-semitism and other bigotry […]

  • North Rockland Car Show Sunday Oct 16th in Haverstraw

    UPDATE: Due to possible rain, the North Rockland Car Show has been rescheduled to Sunday, October 16th, from 11-4 pm, in the Village of Haverstraw. The event is a first-ever collaboration between the Village of Haverstraw, Montefiore Nyack Hospital Foundation, and the North Rockland Chamber of Commerce. Planning has been conducted for several months through […]

  • Jawonio Celebrates October as a Stop & Shop Community Bag Program Beneficiary

    [New City, NY] – Jawonio, the non-profit provider of lifespan services for people with special needs has been selected as the beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program in October. This will be the second year in a row that Jawonio has had the opportunity to raise funds through this program.   The […]

  • INCARCERATED GYMNASTICS COACH FROM HILLBURN ARRAIGNED ON NEW CHARGES

    Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced today that Joseph Lewin, 71, a well-known gymnastics coach throughout various gyms in Rockland County was arraigned before the Honorable Kevin F. Russo on one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree (Class D felony). The charges allege that between […]