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County Executive & Congressman Lawler Tour Storm Damage With Officials
Press Conference To Follow New City, NY – County Executive Ed Day and Congressman Mike Lawler will be touring storm damage in Stony Point with Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services Director Chris Kear, Stony Point Town Supervisor Jim Monaghan, and County Legislator Doug Jobson. Officials will tour damage at the park and local…
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County Update On Storm Damage
Palisades Parkway Remains Closed At Exit 14 New City, NY – The County of Rockland is pleased to announce the reopening of several major roads less than 48 hours after Sunday’s severe storm that caused significant damage to our community. Thanks to the dedicated teams of emergency responders, public works personnel, and road maintenance crews who…
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Stay Cool in the Summer Heat and Humidity
NEW CITY, NY, – With very hot weather and high humidity in the forecast, the Rockland County Department of Health urges residents to take these simple steps to stay cool and help prevent heat-related illnesses: “Please stay indoors in a place with working air conditioning. And if you need a place with working air conditioning, please…
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NYC Takes Legal Action To Move County Lawsuit Into City Jurisdiction
Move Follows Another Firetrap Discovered By County New City, NY – This week the Rockland County Office of Buildings and Codes and Center for Rockland Codes Investigations came across another unlawfully converted firetrap; a 2-family home in the Village of Spring Valley with 25 beds. Rockland County, while beautiful, is suburban and does not have the infrastructure…
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Storm Triggers Flash Floods in Rockland, Orange Counties, One Drowns, Highways Close, Millions in Damage, Governor Declares Emergency
The National Weather Service reports that the Sunday’s storm system hit the Hudson Valley with as much as eight inches of rain in areas This story is being updated as it develops. HIGHLAND FALLS, NY – A slow-moving storm system brought heavy rain across a wide section of New York State on Sunday evening, flooding…
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Orange County Storm Update: Senator Skoufis Calls for FEMA Declaration, Governor Hochul Declares State of Emergency
Orange County NY storm devastates Town of Highlands, West Point, surrounding areas In the wake of a calamitous rainfall and ensuing destruction in Orange County, which claimed at least one life and obliterated critical infrastructure, New York State Senator James Skoufis called for the Federal Government to issue a Federal Emergency Management Agency declaration. Gov.…