Rockland County

  • 96-degree heat, Canada Wildfire Smoke Affects Rockland

    96-degree heat, Canada Wildfire Smoke Affects Rockland July 15, 2026 Stony Point cancels opening concert as state air-quality advisory remains in effect through Wednesday night By Rockland News Staff | July 15, 2026 ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. — Smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires settled over Rockland County on Wednesday, combining with dangerous heat to create […]

  • Clarkstown Says Ethics Investigation in Progress for Engineer Employed by Town

    By Rockland News StaffJuly 14, 2026 NEW CITY, N.Y. — The Town of Clarkstown says an ethics investigation into its director of engineering began months before he raised concerns about billing under a multimillion-dollar contract with Siemens, directly challenging his contention that he was placed on leave in retaliation for questioning the use of taxpayer […]

  • 96-degree heat, Canada Wildfire Smoke Affects Rockland

    Stony Point cancels opening concert as state air-quality advisory remains in effect through Wednesday night By Rockland News Staff | July 15, 2026 ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. — Smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires settled over Rockland County on Wednesday, combining with dangerous heat to create unhealthy outdoor conditions and disrupt evening activities. The Town of […]

  • New York Passes Data-Center Moratorium in Rockland, Statewide

    Executive order targets facilities using at least 50 megawatts of power. Orangeburg projects face separate questions over energy use, environmental impacts and tax incentives ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday imposed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on certain permits for new hyperscale data centers, bringing New York into a growing national debate […]

  • Court Orders Rockland Green to Release Records

    NEW CITY, N.Y. — A Rockland County Supreme Court judge has ruled in favor of the publisher of the Rockland County Business Journal in a Freedom of Information Law dispute involving records connected to the bidding process for a new county animal shelter. Justice John P. Collins Jr. issued the decision July 8 in an […]

  • Health Advisory Remains Along Hudson River

    Public health officials have announced that the Yonkers wastewater treatment facility connected to a recent Hudson River health advisory has returned to normal operations. While the facility is once again functioning, agencies continue to advise residents to avoid drinking untreated water from the Hudson River and to follow any beach closures or public health notices […]