Category: Town of Stony Point

Hudson Valley Humane Society’s Pet of the Week: Kenny

Pictured below is “Kenny” who the Hudson Valley Humane Society decided to name in honor of Town of Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny. He was found as a stray in Orangetown and was brought to the Hudson Valley Humane Society, and not reclaimed. Kenny has since been neutered, received his vaccines, has been microchipped, de-wormed and received a bubble bath and nail trim. He is a nice, medium-sized mixed breed dog perhaps 18 months of age. Interested parties should email: HVHSSTAFF@gmail.com or text 917-703-0072

Protecting Rockland Residents

Joint Statement from County Executive Ed Day and Consumer Protection Director Jim Elcik

By now we have all seen the scenes on TV and social media from the southeast of our country of cars lined up to purchase gasoline while prices rise exponentially. While small increases to the price of gas during a time of emergency or low supply are expected we will not allow any business to take advantage of Rockland residents. Thankfully, we have not received any local reports of issues and have a great deal of faith in our business owners.

But we urge residents to report any gas station that has suspiciously high prices as we will not tolerate price gouging. You can make a report by calling 845-364-3901 or emailing CPLCAL@co.rockland.ny.us. Inspectors from the Office of Consumer Protection will also be patrolling the county to ensure residents are treated fairly.

To be clear, there is no shortage of fuel in our country but due to the Colonial Pipeline hack there has been difficulty moving fuel from refineries to gas stations. But this is a temporary issue which we expect to see corrected shortly.

Consumers are also reminded to only store gasoline in containers approved for fuel. Plastic bags, tupperware, plastic bottles and storage totes should not be filled with gasoline. Please follow the gas container manufacturer instructions for storing and transporting gasoline and when using a gas container, never pour gasoline over or near an open flame.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ANNUAL MOSQUITO CONTROL TREATMENT OF CATCH BASINS AND STORM DRAINS

NEW CITY, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert inform residents that the Health Department will be treating catch basins and storm drains to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in standing water inside of these structures.

If you see staff on the roads in County vehicles driving slowly doing these treatments, please be patient. Also, try to avoid parking over storm drains while County staff are doing the treatment work so that they can access the catch basins more easily.

“Not all mosquitos carry diseases, but several species can sometimes spread potentially dangerous diseases like West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) to humans,” said Dr. Ruppert.

The best and most effective mosquito control begins in your yard. Eliminating standing water is the first step in reducing the mosquito threat. Residents can help by regularly checking their property for ANY items that can hold stagnant water, such as plant saucers, dog bowls, and birdbaths, and replace them with fresh water daily. Remove objects around your yard that collect water. Anything you choose to keep outside, such as kids’ toys, buckets, wading pools, canoes, and wheelbarrows, should be flipped over when not used to prevent them from collecting any water.

Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water. The eggs hatch into larvae that develop in the water for 7 to 10 days before emerging as adult mosquitoes that fly and bite. Since the West Nile virus outbreak in 1999, the Health Department has been collecting, identifying, and tracking mosquitoes in their adult and larval stages and providing education to the public to reduce the mosquito population.

The Mosquito Control Program focuses on reducing Rockland’s mosquito population at the larval stage during the spring and summer months by identifying and monitoring a variety of mosquito-breeding sites, including roadside catch basins. Program staff also conduct routine and complaint-based inspections at many commercial properties that are considered “high risk” for mosquito breeding, including tire-storage facilities, landscape yards, municipal storage yards, outdoor swimming pool facilities, horse farms, marinas, and garden centers, as well as respond to complaints against private residential properties.

“The dedicated professionals in our Health Department’s Mosquito Control Program are doing their utmost to protect us all from these diseases. We ask that you do your part in checking your property to eliminate any standing water where mosquitos could breed,” said County Executive Day.

For more information, call the Health Department at 845-364-3173 or visit http://bit.ly/RCDOH_mosquito. To learn more about the West Nile Virus, Zika, and EEE, visit the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) webpages at http://bit.ly/ny_west_nile_virus, http://bit.ly/ny_Zika_virus, and http://bit.ly/ny_EEE. 

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