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Allison-Parris County Office Building
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Fire Consumes Abandoned Letchworth Building, Fire Departments Battles Flames Overnight
Thiells, NY – A massive fire tore through a long-abandoned municipal building in Letchworth Village late yesterday evening, sending plumes of smoke into the summer sky and drawing a large-scale mutual aid response from across Rockland County. Calls for the blaze came in at 9:12 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, with firefighters arriving to find…
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Howard Phillips Defends Rockland Green, Details Haverstraw Police Weekend Incident, and Weekend Events
HAVERSTRAW, NY — Town of Haverstraw Supervisor Howard Phillips appeared recently on the Rockland News podcast to address a wide range of topics—from defending Rockland Green’s operations to commenting on a recent police incident during the United Latin Festival, as well as highlighting a host of community events scheduled for the weekend. Rockland Green Lawsuit…
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More Than Food: How Meals on Wheels Rockland Feeds the Bodies and Souls of Our Senior Residents
By Tom Ossa West Nyack, NY – On a crisp Thursday morning, the hum of the car and soft clink of coolers created a rhythm as Sharon Martini, Director of Development and Community Engagement at Meals on Wheels Rockland, guided me through suburban streets. These deliveries—though routine on paper—are the culmination of a mission that…
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Mild Earthquake Centered in Hasbrouck Heights Felt in Rockland County
By Cesar A. West Haverstraw, NY — Residents of Rockland County and much of the New York metropolitan area experienced an unusual jolt Saturday night when a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck near Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, just before 10:30 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake’s epicenter was located less than eight…
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State of Emergency Declared in Rockland as Heavy Rainfall Threatens Flooding
By Kim Anderson ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A state of emergency is set to be declared for 16 New York counties, including Rockland, as the region braces for potentially dangerous flooding from a major rainstorm. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for over 15 counties earlier today. The affected counties…
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CHPE Pipeline Provides Roadwork Updates, Thanks Community for Patience
The following is a comprehensive update from the Champlain Hudson Power Express line, which is in the process of installing a 339-mile clean energy pipeline from Canada to New York City, including through several Rockland Towns: Clarkstown, Haverstraw, Orangeburg and Stony Point. Thank you for your patience as work on the Champlain Hudson Power Express…