New York State

  • Skoufis Announces Reelection Campaign for Third Term

    State Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) formally launched his reelection campaign this week, having hand-delivered petitions to the State Board of Elections on Monday. Nearly 4,000 signatures – four times the required amount – were collected to earn him a space on the Democratic Party ballot line; Skoufis’ supporters also collected more than double the […]

  • Free COVID-19 test kits for seniors

    The Office for the Aging will be distributing free COVID-19 at-home test kits for Rockland County residents who are 60 years of age or older. Please call 845-364-2100 or 845-364-2110 for information and to reserve your test kit.

  • Downstate Tourism Industry Virtual Career Fair

    Tuesday, April 19, 2022(Live Event 11am – 2pm) FREE Virtual Booths Available! Registration Deadline:  Tuesday, April 5th!Register here. In an effort to help connect employers in the tourism industry with interested job seekers, the New York State Division of Tourism together with the New York State Department of Labor will be offering a Downstate Tourism Industry Virtual Career Fair on Tuesday, […]

  • Skoufis Presents Local ER Nurse Taylor with Senate Commendation

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) recently presented a Senate Commendation Award to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall emergency room nurse Brenda Taylor, who is working to create a stress management debriefing team for local emergency medical service personnel. Senate Commendations are one of the highest honors presented to exceptional New Yorkers who have shown a dedication […]

  • NEW YORK STATE BIKE CENSUS NOW ONLINE! Take the Survey Today!

    Be a part of the first New York State Bike Census! This is an exciting and unprecedented opportunity to help shape the future of cycling and document where, why and how New Yorkers are riding bikes!   With this kind of information, we can help shape public policy that will foster safer streets, and more equitable […]

  • Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef Join Riverkeeper & Environmental Advocacy Groups to Tout Environmental Investments in the State Budget

    OSSINING, NY – Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (D-Westchester/Putnam) gathered at the Ossining waterfront with Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and many other environmental advocates and local officials to celebrate the environmental initiatives in the budget proposal and to urge that this funding be included in the final state budget.   Officials are confident that voters will […]