HEALTH DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERSARIES OF ROCKLAND BABY CAFÉS

HEALTH DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERSARIES OF ROCKLAND BABY CAFÉS

NEW CITY, NY – – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert celebrate the anniversaries of the two Baby Cafés located in Spring Valley. A free event for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers will be held on Thursday, August 29 from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center […]

JUAN RODRIGUEZ APPEARS IN COURT AFTER DEATH OF TWINS

JUAN RODRIGUEZ APPEARS IN COURT AFTER DEATH OF TWINS

By: Keith S. Shikowitz Anyone who has ever gotten into a car in the summer when the windows have been closed for a long period of time have felt the unbearable heat contained within. Throughout the years, we have heard stories from across the country where children and animals have been left in cars with […]

Piermont Police Arrest “Mister Bates” for Public Lewdness

Piermont Police Arrest “Mister Bates” for Public Lewdness

PIERMONT, NY – The Piermont Police Department announce the arrest of Brian Bates. Bates was arrested for public lewdness after allegedly exposing himself to a female on August 12. Brian Bates has an extensive history involving public lewdness and sexual misconduct, including masturbating and performing acts of sodomy on himself in public. Piermont Police are […]

Wanted: Leaders to Tackle Mass Shooting Epidemic

Wanted: Leaders to Tackle Mass Shooting Epidemic

BY DIANE DIMOND After the recent horror of multiple mass shootings — at a garlic festival in California; a Walmart in El Paso, Texas; and, finally, a popular nightlife neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio — I went to social media and posed two questions: “What is wrong with America? Why does this keep happening?” The responses […]

County Executive’s Corner: “Pushing Back”

County Executive’s Corner: “Pushing Back”

By County Executive Ed Day Rockland County has been pushing back against lackadaisical or outright corrupt code enforcement for years; launching the Rockland Codes Initiative (RCI) in 2015 to correct dangerous and disgusting conditions that were often found all across our County. Our program is simple. Residents can make complaints through our confidential website or […]

How Youth Influences The Culture of Music

How Youth Influences The Culture of Music

It’s clear to see how current music culture influences today’s youth. Along with tunes, this industry also brings with celebrities, slang, social games, and lifestyle inspiration into trend. Just look around and you’ll likely see a few highschoolers participating in the next online “challenge” like rapper Drake’s “In My Feelings” dance, or cliques of girls […]