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  • Day Awards Keys To The County To Pfizer Employees

    Both Recipients Played Key Role In Developing COVID-19 Vaccine New City, NY – During a ceremony at Pfizer’s Vaccine Research and Development Headquarters in Pearl River, Rockland County Executive Ed Day presented Kathrin U. Jansen, Senior Vice President, and Head of Vaccine Research & Development at Pfizer along with her colleague Steve Bjornson, Vice President, and […]

  • Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick’s Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade:

    With today’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court has declared war on American women. This reckless decision by the radical conservatives on the Court will send much of the US backwards a half century to a time when women lacked the right to control their own bodies, and dangerous illegal abortions killed or […]

  • Reichlin-Melnick statement responding to the SCOTUS decision which was released moments before Governor Hochul was signing Alyssa’s Law:

    It’s never been more apparent that we need better laws to combat the gun violence epidemic, but the Supreme Court’s reckless and radical decision will make New Yorkers less safe. The court’s reactionary majority is clearly more worried about removing any restriction on gun owners than about protecting people’s right to live free from deadly […]

  • 8th Annual Stony Music Fest – Saturday June 25th

    A candid interview with Tom Ossa, Co-founder of the 8th annual Stony Music Fest this Saturday, June 25th from noon to 8 pm at Riverfront Park in Stony Point.  By Irene Gutmann New City, NY – Eight years ago, local business owner Tom Ossa was hanging out in Charles C. Eccher Park, jamming with a […]

  • OFA begins NY Connects Outreach days June 24th

    The Rockland County Office for the Aging will be kicking off our NY Connects Outreach days beginning Friday, June 24th at 2 p.m. at Finkelstein Memorial Library! Staff will be on-site to assist with general information on Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, SNAP. Applications will be available. Farmers’ Market Coupons will be distributed pending availability. Call […]

  • STAC Named a National College of Distinction, Also Named New York College of Distinction

    (SPARKILL, N.Y. — June 22, 2022) — St. Thomas Aquinas College is once again being nationally recognized for its commitment to engaged, student-centered education by Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students.  The College demonstrated excellence in the areas of student engagement, great teaching, vibrant community, and successful outcomes. In addition to being named […]