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An Update from Rockland Community Power: One Year into Upper Nyack’s Clean Energy Initiative
Clean Energy & Cost Savings Last winter, Upper Nyack and five other Rockland municipalities launched an innovative clean energy program, called Rockland Community Power. Over this last year, the program has delivered 100% renewable energy and cost savings, too. The program helps communities make the transition to clean energy, while at the same time protecting…
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Reviving and Rebuilding Rockland
Grant Programs Announced – Applications Now Open New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. announced the launch of two grant programs which will each utilize $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support local businesses and non-profits. According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, 19 percent of American…
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Rockland Works! Hospitality and Tourism Winter Festival 2022
Due to the recent holiday surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, we will be expanding the Rockland Works! Hospitality and Tourism Winter Festival on January 12th at the Palisades Center to a virtual format. We will be developing an online event webpage to feature the following: Employers • Company logo • Mission • Available employment opportunities • Available Links…
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Statement from County Executive Ed Day regarding Hi-Tor
While the County of Rockland does not have direct control over the actions of a contract agency such as Hi Tor and we understand that individuals are innocent until proven guilty this indictment creates a serious issue for the operation of this facility. I am requesting an update from Hi Tor by 5 PM tomorrow,…
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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, Newburgh, and elsewhere, New Yorkers have needed…
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County COVID-19 Website Updated
Health Department Provides Personalized COVID-19 Isolation and Release Letters NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced an update to the Health Department’s COVID-19 website and form system that will now allow those who test positive for COVID-19 to self-generate the Isolation Order required by many…