On Thursday, March 21, approximately 120 Rockland seniors enlisted in boot camp—Meals on Wheels Bootcamp, that is. Hosted by Dominican University’s Hennessy Center, put on by Meals on Wheels of Rockland, and funded in part by the Rockland County Office of the Aging, this special event encourages seniors from all four senior activity centers […]
Garner Arts Center unveils new gallery/meeting space A factory that had produced paper goods and materials since the turn of the 18 th century has been home to the Garner Arts Center since 2003. The complex just unveiled its new gallery/event space on March 16, highlighting fabric/textile artists from across the region. Its newest addition […]
Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) has secured $2.5 million in federal funding to address chronic flooding issues in the Clarkstown. The majority of the funds, $2.1 million, will be spent constructing a levee at Jeffrey Court, a neighborhood infamous for flooding when faced with overflow from the Hackensack River. The reminder of the funds, $375,000 has […]
Rockland’s leadership is taking NYC transit authorities to court over a recent price hike will drive up the cost for commuters traveling in out of the big apple. This week, County Executive Ed Day and the County of Rockland filed a lawsuit against the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) & Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) […]
One of the core tenets of the New York State Constitution is the premise that the most local level of government should have the authority to regulate certain matters such as zoning. This concept is commonly known as “home rule” and is designed to put community planning and development rules in the hands of the […]
I recently highlighted the incredible work of Rockland County Government employees and the continued growth of Rockland’s economy in the 2024 State of the County Address. When I was first elected as your County Executive in 2014, we were the most fiscally stressed County in all of New York with a $138-million deficit. We’ve literally […]