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Need a COVID Test?

Schedule one here. Currently the State’s COVID-19 test site at the Patriot Hills Golf Course in Stony Point is only offering rapid testing, not PCR.The easiest way to schedule an appointment is to use group code “walkin“ when asked if you have a group code. We have requested that the website be made more user friendly. We have also requested that they provide additional … [Read more...] about Need a COVID Test?

County Health Department Allows Test-to-Stay Policy for K-12 Public & Private Schools in Rockland County

Schools Must Follow NYSDOH Guidance NEW CITY, NY, - Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announces that K-12 schools may adopt Test-to-Stay (TTS) policies which are supported by both the CDC and the NYSDOH. Test-to-Stay will help keep students, teachers, and faculty safe, while allowing unvaccinated students who come into contact with an … [Read more...] about County Health Department Allows Test-to-Stay Policy for K-12 Public & Private Schools in Rockland County

Skoufis Bill to Protect New York’s Water from Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Signed Into Law

Today, Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley)  joined environmental advocates and local officials in celebration of the signing of his Emerging Contaminants legislation, S1759, into law. This new law requires statewide drinking water testing of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ such as PFOS/PFOA.    “Ever since the contamination crises in Hoosick Falls, … [Read more...] about Skoufis Bill to Protect New York’s Water from Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Signed Into Law

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